diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/compilerRunner/nativeToolRunners.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/compilerRunner/nativeToolRunners.kt
index 511ab7eeb06..43342f678d6 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/compilerRunner/nativeToolRunners.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/compilerRunner/nativeToolRunners.kt
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ internal abstract class KotlinNativeToolRunner(
     final override fun getCustomJvmArgs() = project.jvmArgs
 }
 
-/** Kotlin/Native C-interop tool runner */
-internal class KotlinNativeCInteropRunner(project: Project) : KotlinNativeToolRunner("cinterop", project) {
+/** A common ancestor for all runners that run the cinterop tool. */
+internal abstract class AbstractKotlinNativeCInteropRunner(toolName: String, project: Project) : KotlinNativeToolRunner(toolName, project) {
     override val mustRunViaExec get() = true
 
     override val environment by lazy {
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ internal class KotlinNativeCInteropRunner(project: Project) : KotlinNativeToolRu
     }
 }
 
+/** Kotlin/Native C-interop tool runner */
+internal class KotlinNativeCInteropRunner(project: Project) : AbstractKotlinNativeCInteropRunner("cinterop", project)
+
 /** Kotlin/Native compiler runner */
 internal class KotlinNativeCompilerRunner(project: Project) : KotlinNativeToolRunner("konanc", project) {
     private val useArgFile get() = project.disableKonanDaemon
@@ -138,13 +141,10 @@ internal class KotlinNativeKlibRunner(project: Project) : KotlinNativeToolRunner
     override val mustRunViaExec get() = project.disableKonanDaemon
 }
 
-/** Platform libraries generation tool. */
+/** Platform libraries generation tool. Runs the cinterop tool under the hood. */
 internal class KotlinNativeLibraryGenerationRunner(project: Project) :
-    KotlinNativeToolRunner("generatePlatformLibraries", project)
+    AbstractKotlinNativeCInteropRunner("generatePlatformLibraries", project)
 {
-    // Library generator starts the interop tool which cannot be executed in daemon.
-    override val mustRunViaExec: Boolean get() = true
-
     // The library generator works for a long time so enabling C2 can improve performance.
     override val disableC2: Boolean = false
 }
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