diff --git a/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scripting/gradle/roots/GradleScriptInfo.kt b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scripting/gradle/roots/GradleScriptInfo.kt
index 950f9f10aa4..5b913b6a44c 100644
--- a/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scripting/gradle/roots/GradleScriptInfo.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scripting/gradle/roots/GradleScriptInfo.kt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class GradleScriptInfo(
         val scriptFile = File(model.file)
         val virtualFile = VfsUtil.findFile(scriptFile.toPath(), true)
 
+        val definition = definition
         if (definition == null || virtualFile == null) return null
 
         return ScriptCompilationConfigurationWrapper.FromCompilationConfiguration(