diff --git a/kotlin-native/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/konan/tasks/KonanCacheTask.kt b/kotlin-native/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/konan/tasks/KonanCacheTask.kt
index 6774515f116..25fb867b1b6 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/konan/tasks/KonanCacheTask.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/konan/tasks/KonanCacheTask.kt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ open class KonanCacheTask: DefaultTask() {
         }.resolve("$target-g$cacheKind")
 
     @get:OutputDirectory
-    protected val cacheFile: File
+    val cacheFile: File
         get() {
             val klibName = originalKlib.let {
                 if (it.isDirectory) it.name else it.nameWithoutExtension