diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 731d50de77d..494ad7a2654 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -494,6 +494,17 @@ allprojects {
             apiVersion = kotlinLanguageVersion
             freeCompilerArgs = commonCompilerArgs
         }
+
+        val relativePathBaseArg: String? =
+            "-Xklib-relative-path-base=$buildDir,$projectDir".takeIf {
+                !kotlinBuildProperties.getBoolean("kotlin.build.use.absolute.paths.in.klib")
+            }
+
+        doFirst {
+            if (relativePathBaseArg != null) {
+                kotlinOptions.freeCompilerArgs += relativePathBaseArg
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     val jvmCompilerArgs = listOf(
diff --git a/libraries/kotlin.test/js-ir/build.gradle.kts b/libraries/kotlin.test/js-ir/build.gradle.kts
index 2613286387f..f583b1baa92 100644
--- a/libraries/kotlin.test/js-ir/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/libraries/kotlin.test/js-ir/build.gradle.kts
@@ -52,12 +52,6 @@ tasks.withType<KotlinCompile<*>>().configureEach {
         "-opt-in=kotlin.ExperimentalMultiplatform",
         "-opt-in=kotlin.contracts.ExperimentalContracts"
     )
-
-    doFirst {
-        kotlinOptions.freeCompilerArgs += listOfNotNull(
-            "-Xklib-relative-path-base=$buildDir,$projectDir".takeIf { !kotlinBuildProperties.getBoolean("kotlin.build.use.absolute.paths.in.klib") }
-        )
-    }
 }
 
 tasks.named("compileKotlinJs") {
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/js-ir/build.gradle.kts b/libraries/stdlib/js-ir/build.gradle.kts
index 61afbc84977..f7df4ee0e36 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/js-ir/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/js-ir/build.gradle.kts
@@ -143,12 +143,6 @@ tasks.withType<KotlinCompile<*>>().configureEach {
         "-opt-in=kotlin.ExperimentalUnsignedTypes",
         "-opt-in=kotlin.ExperimentalStdlibApi"
     )
-
-    doFirst {
-        kotlinOptions.freeCompilerArgs += listOfNotNull(
-            "-Xklib-relative-path-base=$buildDir,$projectDir".takeIf { !kotlinBuildProperties.getBoolean("kotlin.build.use.absolute.paths.in.klib") }
-        )
-    }
 }
 
 val compileKotlinJs by tasks.existing(KotlinCompile::class) {