diff --git a/build-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/incremental/LookupStorage.kt b/build-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/incremental/LookupStorage.kt
index 05c087252f4..b3bfb2f94e4 100644
--- a/build-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/incremental/LookupStorage.kt
+++ b/build-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/incremental/LookupStorage.kt
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ open class LookupStorage(
                     countersFile.createNewFile()
                 }
 
-                countersFile.writeText("$size\n")
+                countersFile.writeText("$size\n0")
             }
         } finally {
             super.flush(memoryCachesOnly)