diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/native/CocoaPodsIT.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/native/CocoaPodsIT.kt
index db356da05ca..f7aeb9dbaed 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/native/CocoaPodsIT.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/native/CocoaPodsIT.kt
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ import kotlin.test.assertEquals
 import kotlin.test.assertTrue
 import kotlin.test.fail
 
+private val String.validFrameworkName: String
+    get() = replace('-', '_')
+private val invalidTaskNameCharacters = "[/\\\\:<>\"?*|]".toRegex()
+
+private val String.validTaskName
+    get() = replace(invalidTaskNameCharacters, "_")
+
+
 class CocoaPodsIT : BaseGradleIT() {
 
     override val defaultGradleVersion: GradleVersionRequired
@@ -220,6 +228,15 @@ class CocoaPodsIT : BaseGradleIT() {
         doTestGit(branch = "2974")
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun testPodDownloadGitSubspec() {
+        doTestGit(
+            repo = "https://github.com/SDWebImage/SDWebImage.git",
+            pod = "SDWebImage/MapKit",
+            tag = "5.9.2"
+        )
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun testPodDownloadGitBranchAndCommit() {
         val branch = "2974"
@@ -931,10 +948,11 @@ class CocoaPodsIT : BaseGradleIT() {
         branchName: String? = null,
         commitName: String? = null,
         tagName: String? = null,
-        aPodDownloadName: String = defaultPodName
+        aPodDownloadName: String = defaultPodName,
+        podspecName: String = aPodDownloadName.split("/")[0]
     ) {
-        val gitDir = git().resolve(aPodDownloadName)
-        val podspecFile = gitDir.resolve("$aPodDownloadName.podspec")
+        val gitDir = git().resolve(aPodDownloadName.validTaskName)
+        val podspecFile = gitDir.resolve("$podspecName.podspec")
         assertTrue(podspecFile.exists())
         if (tagName != null) {
             checkTag(gitDir, tagName)
@@ -1199,8 +1217,6 @@ class CocoaPodsIT : BaseGradleIT() {
         }
     }
 
-    private val String.validFrameworkName: String
-        get() = replace('-', '_')
 
     private fun kotlinLibraryPodspecContent(frameworkName: String? = null) = """
                 Pod::Spec.new do |spec|
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/cocoapods/KotlinCocoapodsPlugin.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/cocoapods/KotlinCocoapodsPlugin.kt
index 31b70f1e6a4..5f16b71783b 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/cocoapods/KotlinCocoapodsPlugin.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/cocoapods/KotlinCocoapodsPlugin.kt
@@ -72,20 +72,20 @@ private val Family.toPodGenTaskName: String
 
 private fun String.toSetupBuildTaskName(pod: CocoapodsDependency): String = lowerCamelCaseName(
     KotlinCocoapodsPlugin.POD_SETUP_BUILD_TASK_NAME,
-    pod.schemeName,
+    pod.name.asValidTaskName(),
     this
 )
 
 private fun String.toBuildDependenciesTaskName(pod: CocoapodsDependency): String = lowerCamelCaseName(
     KotlinCocoapodsPlugin.POD_BUILD_TASK_NAME,
-    pod.schemeName,
+    pod.name.asValidTaskName(),
     this
 )
 
 private val CocoapodsDependency.toPodDownloadTaskName: String
     get() = lowerCamelCaseName(
         KotlinCocoapodsPlugin.POD_DOWNLOAD_TASK_NAME,
-        name
+        name.asValidTaskName()
     )
 
 open class KotlinCocoapodsPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
@@ -375,11 +375,11 @@ open class KotlinCocoapodsPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
             val podSource = pod.source
             val downloadPodTask = when (podSource) {
                 is Git -> project.tasks.register(pod.toPodDownloadTaskName, PodDownloadGitTask::class.java) {
-                    it.podName = project.provider { pod.name }
+                    it.podName = project.provider { pod.name.asValidTaskName() }
                     it.podSource = project.provider { podSource as Git }
                 }
                 is Url -> project.tasks.register(pod.toPodDownloadTaskName, PodDownloadUrlTask::class.java) {
-                    it.podName = project.provider { pod.name }
+                    it.podName = project.provider { pod.name.asValidTaskName() }
                     it.podSource = project.provider { podSource as Url }
                 }
                 else -> return@all