diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/build.gradle.kts b/libraries/stdlib/build.gradle.kts
index 26e0ea3c401..7040c442385 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/build.gradle.kts
@@ -431,15 +431,13 @@ kotlin {
             kotlin.srcDir("${jsDir}/test")
         }
 
-        val commonMainSourceSet = commonMain.get()
         val nativeWasmMain by creating {
-            dependsOn(commonMainSourceSet)
+            dependsOn(commonMain.get())
             kotlin.srcDir("native-wasm/src")
         }
 
-        val commonTestSourceSet = commonTest.get()
         val nativeWasmTest by creating {
-            dependsOn(commonTestSourceSet)
+            dependsOn(commonTest.get())
             kotlin.srcDir("native-wasm/test")
         }
 
@@ -527,7 +525,7 @@ kotlin {
 
         if (kotlinBuildProperties.isInIdeaSync) {
             val nativeKotlinTestCommon by creating {
-                dependsOn(commonMainSourceSet)
+                dependsOn(commonMain.get())
                 val prepareKotlinTestCommonNativeSources by tasks.registering(Sync::class) {
                     from("../kotlin.test/common/src/main/kotlin")
                     from("../kotlin.test/annotations-common/src/main/kotlin")
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinSourceSet.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinSourceSet.kt
index 092da201452..c13ceca908d 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinSourceSet.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinSourceSet.kt
@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin
 import org.gradle.api.Action
 import org.gradle.api.Named
 import org.gradle.api.file.SourceDirectorySet
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.KotlinGradlePluginDsl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.tooling.core.HasMutableExtras
 
-@KotlinGradlePluginDsl
 interface KotlinSourceSet : Named, HasProject, HasMutableExtras, HasKotlinDependencies {
     val kotlin: SourceDirectorySet
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/MppHighlightingTestDataWithGradleIT.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/MppHighlightingTestDataWithGradleIT.kt
index 200f901421e..fffa25a1ba5 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/MppHighlightingTestDataWithGradleIT.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/MppHighlightingTestDataWithGradleIT.kt
@@ -58,25 +58,15 @@ class MppHighlightingTestDataWithGradleIT : BaseGradleIT() {
         // create Gradle Kotlin source sets for project roots:
         val scriptCustomization = buildString {
             appendLine()
-            appendLine("kotlin {")
-            appendLine(
-                """
-                |    fun configureTargetsDefaultDependsOn(sourceSet: org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinSourceSet) {
-                |        listOf(${cliCompiler.targets.joinToString { "$it()" }}).forEach { 
-                |            it.compilations["main"].defaultSourceSet.dependsOn(sourceSet) 
-                |        }
-                |    }
-                |    
-                """.trimMargin()
-            )
-            appendLine("    sourceSets {")
+            appendLine("kotlin {\n    sourceSets {")
             sourceRoots.forEach { sourceRoot ->
                 if (sourceRoot.kotlinSourceSetName != "commonMain") {
                     appendLine(
-                        """        
-                          |        create("${sourceRoot.kotlinSourceSetName}") {
+                        """        create("${sourceRoot.kotlinSourceSetName}") {
                           |            dependsOn(getByName("commonMain"))
-                          |            configureTargetsDefaultDependsOn(this@create) 
+                          |            listOf(${cliCompiler.targets.joinToString { "$it()" }}).forEach { 
+                          |                it.compilations["main"].defaultSourceSet.dependsOn(this@create) 
+                          |            }
                           |        }
                           |    
                         """.trimMargin()
@@ -95,8 +85,7 @@ class MppHighlightingTestDataWithGradleIT : BaseGradleIT() {
                     }
                 }
             }
-            appendLine("    }")
-            appendLine("}")
+            appendLine("    }\n}")
         }
 
         gradleBuildScript().appendText("\n" + scriptCustomization)
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testProject/native-download-maven/build.gradle.kts b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testProject/native-download-maven/build.gradle.kts
index 6858a5ebdaf..98579d984b3 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testProject/native-download-maven/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testProject/native-download-maven/build.gradle.kts
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 kotlin {
-    val commonMainSourceSet = sourceSets.commonMain.get()
     val nativeMain by sourceSets.creating {
-        dependsOn(commonMainSourceSet)
+        dependsOn(sourceSets["commonMain"])
     }
 
     targets.withType(KotlinNativeTarget::class.java).all {
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testProject/native-platform-libraries/build.gradle.kts b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testProject/native-platform-libraries/build.gradle.kts
index 50285011fd6..86870d98c8b 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testProject/native-platform-libraries/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testProject/native-platform-libraries/build.gradle.kts
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 kotlin {
-    val commonMain by sourceSets.getting
     val nativeMain by sourceSets.creating {
-        dependsOn(commonMain)
+        dependsOn(sourceSets["commonMain"])
     }
 
     targets.withType(KotlinNativeTarget::class.java).all {
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testProject/native-with-configuration-cache/build.gradle.kts b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testProject/native-with-configuration-cache/build.gradle.kts
index 7e73f99915a..a9df8ce407c 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testProject/native-with-configuration-cache/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testProject/native-with-configuration-cache/build.gradle.kts
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 kotlin {
-    val commonMainSourceSet = sourceSets.commonMain.get()
     val nativeMain by sourceSets.creating {
-        dependsOn(commonMainSourceSet)
+        dependsOn(sourceSets["commonMain"])
     }
 
     targets.withType(KotlinNativeTarget::class.java).all {
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/unitTests/KotlinMultiplatformSourceSetConventionsTest.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/unitTests/KotlinMultiplatformSourceSetConventionsTest.kt
index 51601c0b75d..9aba2ee6a8f 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/unitTests/KotlinMultiplatformSourceSetConventionsTest.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/unitTests/KotlinMultiplatformSourceSetConventionsTest.kt
@@ -55,9 +55,13 @@ class KotlinMultiplatformSourceSetConventionsTest {
     fun `test - invoke - allows creating new source set in closure`() {
         val project = buildProjectWithMPP()
         project.multiplatformExtension.apply {
-            val fooSourceSet = sourceSets.create("foo")
             sourceSets.jvmMain {
-                dependsOn(fooSourceSet)
+                /*
+                When done wrong, expect:
+                org.gradle.api.internal.AbstractMutationGuard$IllegalMutationException:
+                    NamedDomainObjectContainer#create(String) on KotlinSourceSet container cannot be executed in the current context
+                 */
+                dependsOn(sourceSets.create("foo"))
             }
 
             assertEquals(setOf("foo"), sourceSets.jvmMain.get().dependsOn.map { it.name }.toSet())