diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanConfig.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanConfig.kt
index 9a583c722fd..59d413b9ba7 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanConfig.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanConfig.kt
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ class KonanConfig(val project: Project, val configuration: CompilerConfiguration
 
     internal val runtimeNativeLibraries: List<String> = mutableListOf<String>().apply {
         if (debug) add("debug.bc")
+        add("runtime.bc")
         add("mm.bc")
         add("common_alloc.bc")
         add("common_gc.bc")
diff --git a/kotlin-native/build.gradle b/kotlin-native/build.gradle
index b7c3770b9ea..712b4d8f96c 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/build.gradle
+++ b/kotlin-native/build.gradle
@@ -429,7 +429,6 @@ targetList.each { target ->
 
         from(bitcodeFiles) {
             include("*.bc")
-            exclude("runtime.bc")
             into("$target/native")
         }
     }
diff --git a/kotlin-native/runtime/build.gradle.kts b/kotlin-native/runtime/build.gradle.kts
index 6a6e49bd184..438f93628b7 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/runtime/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/kotlin-native/runtime/build.gradle.kts
@@ -579,15 +579,6 @@ targetList.forEach { targetName ->
         into(project.layout.buildDirectory.dir("${targetName}Stdlib"))
 
         from(project.layout.buildDirectory.dir("stdlib/${hostName}/stdlib"))
-        val runtimeFiles = runtimeBitcode.incoming.artifactView {
-            attributes {
-                attribute(TargetWithSanitizer.TARGET_ATTRIBUTE, project.platformManager.targetByName(targetName).withSanitizer())
-            }
-        }.files
-        from(runtimeFiles) {
-            include("runtime.bc", "compiler_interface.bc")
-            into("default/targets/$targetName/native")
-        }
 
         if (targetName != hostName) {
             doLast {
diff --git a/native/utils/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/Distribution.kt b/native/utils/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/Distribution.kt
index 00c366d9b06..48978107127 100644
--- a/native/utils/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/Distribution.kt
+++ b/native/utils/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/Distribution.kt
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ class Distribution private constructor(private val serialized: Serialized) : jav
 
     fun defaultNatives(target: KonanTarget) = "$konanHome/konan/targets/${target.visibleName}/native"
 
-    fun runtime(target: KonanTarget) = runtimeFileOverride ?: "$stdlibDefaultComponent/targets/${target.visibleName}/native/runtime.bc"
+    fun runtime(target: KonanTarget) = runtimeFileOverride ?: "${defaultNatives(target)}/runtime.bc"
 
     fun compilerInterface(target: KonanTarget) =
-        runtimeFileOverride ?: "$stdlibDefaultComponent/targets/${target.visibleName}/native/compiler_interface.bc"
+        runtimeFileOverride ?: "${defaultNatives(target)}/compiler_interface.bc"
 
     fun platformDefs(target: KonanTarget) = "$konanHome/konan/platformDef/${target.visibleName}"