diff --git a/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/KotlinGradleBuildScriptsResolver.kt b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/KotlinGradleBuildScriptsResolver.kt
index fd3b10ea3a7..f2e4b6a8dc5 100644
--- a/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/KotlinGradleBuildScriptsResolver.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/KotlinGradleBuildScriptsResolver.kt
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.configuration
 import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.model.DataNode
 import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.model.project.ProjectData
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Pair
-import com.intellij.openapi.util.registry.Registry
 import com.intellij.util.Consumer
 import org.gradle.tooling.model.idea.IdeaProject
 import org.gradle.tooling.model.kotlin.dsl.KotlinDslModelsParameters.*
 import org.gradle.tooling.model.kotlin.dsl.KotlinDslScriptsModel
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.scripting.minimal_gradle_version_supported
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.scripting.shouldLoadDependenciesDuringImport
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.model.ProjectImportExtraModelProvider
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.service.project.AbstractProjectResolverExtension
 
@@ -31,8 +32,10 @@ class KotlinGradleBuildScriptsResolver : AbstractProjectResolverExtension() {
     }
 
     override fun enhanceTaskProcessing(taskNames: MutableList<String>, jvmParametersSetup: String?, initScriptConsumer: Consumer<String>) {
-        if (Registry.`is`("kotlin.gradle.scripts.useIdeaProjectImport", false)) {
-            initScriptConsumer.consume("startParameter.taskNames += [\"${PREPARATION_TASK_NAME}\"]")
+        if (shouldLoadDependenciesDuringImport()) {
+            initScriptConsumer.consume(
+                "if (org.gradle.util.GradleVersion.current() >= org.gradle.util.GradleVersion.version(\"$minimal_gradle_version_supported\")) startParameter.taskNames += [\"${PREPARATION_TASK_NAME}\"]"
+            )
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/KotlinGradleBuildScriptsResolver.kt.193 b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/KotlinGradleBuildScriptsResolver.kt.193
index ba993a6b974..1ff255b13b1 100644
--- a/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/KotlinGradleBuildScriptsResolver.kt.193
+++ b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/KotlinGradleBuildScriptsResolver.kt.193
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.configuration
 import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.model.DataNode
 import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.model.project.ProjectData
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Pair
-import com.intellij.openapi.util.registry.Registry
 import com.intellij.util.Consumer
 import org.gradle.tooling.model.idea.IdeaProject
 import org.gradle.tooling.model.kotlin.dsl.KotlinDslModelsParameters.*
 import org.gradle.tooling.model.kotlin.dsl.KotlinDslScriptsModel
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.scripting.minimal_gradle_version_supported
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.scripting.shouldLoadDependenciesDuringImport
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.model.ProjectImportModelProvider
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.service.project.AbstractProjectResolverExtension
 
@@ -31,8 +32,10 @@ class KotlinGradleBuildScriptsResolver : AbstractProjectResolverExtension() {
     }
 
     override fun enhanceTaskProcessing(taskNames: MutableList<String>, jvmParametersSetup: String?, initScriptConsumer: Consumer<String>) {
-        if (Registry.`is`("kotlin.gradle.scripts.useIdeaProjectImport", false)) {
-            initScriptConsumer.consume("startParameter.taskNames += [\"${PREPARATION_TASK_NAME}\"]")
+        if (shouldLoadDependenciesDuringImport()) {
+            initScriptConsumer.consume(
+                "if (org.gradle.util.GradleVersion.current() >= org.gradle.util.GradleVersion.version(\"$minimal_gradle_version_supported\")) startParameter.taskNames += [\"${PREPARATION_TASK_NAME}\"]"
+            )
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scripting/util.kt b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scripting/util.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1d677439297
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scripting/util.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2019 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.scripting
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.registry.Registry
+
+const val minimal_gradle_version_supported = "6.0"
+
+fun shouldLoadDependenciesDuringImport(): Boolean {
+    return Registry.`is`("kotlin.gradle.scripts.useIdeaProjectImport", false)
+}
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