diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/metadata/KotlinMetadataTargetConfigurator.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/metadata/KotlinMetadataTargetConfigurator.kt
index 34a42949895..f1d093dd735 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/metadata/KotlinMetadataTargetConfigurator.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/metadata/KotlinMetadataTargetConfigurator.kt
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ class KotlinMetadataTargetConfigurator :
                 if (isCompatibilityMetadataVariantEnabled) {
                     // Force the default 'main' compilation to produce *.kotlin_metadata regardless of the klib feature flag.
                     forceCompilationToKotlinMetadata = true
+                    // Add directly dependsOn sources for Legacy Compatibility Metadata variant
+                    // it isn't necessary for KLib compilations
+                    // see [KotlinCompilationSourceSetInclusion.AddSourcesWithoutDependsOnClosure]
+                    defaultSourceSet.internal.dependsOnClosure.forAll {
+                        source(it)
+                    }
                 } else {
                     // Clear the dependencies of the compilation so that they don't take time resolving during task graph construction:
                     compileDependencyFiles = target.project.files()
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/regressionTests/KT55730CommonMainDependsOnAnotherSourceSet.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/regressionTests/KT55730CommonMainDependsOnAnotherSourceSet.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..141e1b76c73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/regressionTests/KT55730CommonMainDependsOnAnotherSourceSet.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2023 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.
+ */
+
+@file:Suppress("FunctionName")
+
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.regressionTests
+
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.multiplatformExtension
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.util.applyMultiplatformPlugin
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.util.buildProject
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.util.enableCompatibilityMetadataVariant
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.util.kotlin
+import kotlin.test.Test
+import kotlin.test.assertEquals
+
+class KT55730CommonMainDependsOnAnotherSourceSet {
+    @Test
+    fun `legacy metadata compilation should have commonMain with its depends on closure`() {
+        val project = buildProject {
+            enableCompatibilityMetadataVariant()
+            applyMultiplatformPlugin()
+            kotlin {
+                val grandCommonMain = sourceSets.create("grandCommonMain")
+                val commonMain = sourceSets.getByName("commonMain")
+                commonMain.dependsOn(grandCommonMain)
+            }
+        }
+
+        project.evaluate()
+
+        val actualSourceSets = project
+            .multiplatformExtension
+            .metadata()
+            .compilations
+            .getByName("main")
+            .kotlinSourceSets
+            .map { it.name }
+            .toSet()
+
+        assertEquals(setOf("grandCommonMain", "commonMain"), actualSourceSets)
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/util/buildProject.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/util/buildProject.kt
index 8cc31c5f9ea..4ed2de8c564 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/util/buildProject.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/util/buildProject.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.kotlinExtension
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinPlatformAndroidPlugin
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinPlatformJvmPlugin
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.PropertiesProvider
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.PropertiesProvider.PropertyNames.KOTLIN_MPP_ENABLE_COMPATIBILITY_METADATA_VARIANT
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.PropertiesProvider.PropertyNames.KOTLIN_MPP_ENABLE_INTRANSITIVE_METADATA_CONFIGURATION
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.pm20.KotlinPm20ProjectExtension
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.unitTests.kpm.applyKpmPlugin
@@ -116,4 +117,8 @@ fun Project.setMultiplatformAndroidSourceSetLayoutVersion(version: Int) {
 fun Project.enableDependencyVerification(enabled: Boolean = true) {
     gradle.startParameter.dependencyVerificationMode = if (enabled) DependencyVerificationMode.STRICT
     else DependencyVerificationMode.OFF
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+fun Project.enableCompatibilityMetadataVariant(enabled: Boolean = true) {
+    propertiesExtension.set(KOTLIN_MPP_ENABLE_COMPATIBILITY_METADATA_VARIANT, enabled.toString())
+}