diff --git a/native/native.tests/build.gradle.kts b/native/native.tests/build.gradle.kts
index 9030284252c..c44e800e8fe 100644
--- a/native/native.tests/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/native/native.tests/build.gradle.kts
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ fun blackBoxTest(taskName: String, vararg tags: String) = projectTest(taskName,
         }
 
         TestProperty.COMPILER_CLASSPATH.setUpFromGradleProperty(this) {
-            configurations.detachedConfiguration(dependencies.project(":kotlin-native-compiler-embeddable")).files.joinToString(";")
+            val kotlinNativeCompilerEmbeddable = configurations.detachedConfiguration(dependencies.project(":kotlin-native-compiler-embeddable"))
+            dependsOn(kotlinNativeCompilerEmbeddable)
+            kotlinNativeCompilerEmbeddable.files.joinToString(";")
         }
 
         // Pass Gradle properties as JVM properties so test process can read them.