diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/incremental/IncrementalJvmCompilerRunner.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/incremental/IncrementalJvmCompilerRunner.kt
index 670895b2b7d..e7f1813ed5b 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/incremental/IncrementalJvmCompilerRunner.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/incremental/IncrementalJvmCompilerRunner.kt
@@ -328,6 +328,8 @@ internal class IncrementalJvmCompilerRunner(
 
             val compilerOutput = compileChanged(listOf(targetId), sourcesToCompile.toSet(), args, { caches.incrementalCache }, lookupTracker, messageCollector)
             exitCode = compilerOutput.exitCode
+            val generatedClassFiles = compilerOutput.generatedFiles
+            anyClassesCompiled = anyClassesCompiled || generatedClassFiles.isNotEmpty() || removedKotlinSources.isNotEmpty()
 
             if (exitCode == ExitCode.OK) {
                 dirtySourcesSinceLastTimeFile.delete()
@@ -337,8 +339,6 @@ internal class IncrementalJvmCompilerRunner(
                 break
             }
 
-            val generatedClassFiles = compilerOutput.generatedFiles
-
             if (compilationMode is CompilationMode.Incremental) {
                 val dirtySourcesSet = dirtySources.toHashSet()
                 val additionalDirtyFiles = additionalDirtyFiles(caches, generatedClassFiles).filter { it !in dirtySourcesSet }
@@ -391,8 +391,6 @@ internal class IncrementalJvmCompilerRunner(
 
             buildDirtyLookupSymbols.addAll(dirtyLookupSymbols)
             buildDirtyFqNames.addAll(dirtyClassFqNames)
-
-            anyClassesCompiled = anyClassesCompiled || generatedClassFiles.isNotEmpty() || removedKotlinSources.isNotEmpty()
         }
 
         if (exitCode == ExitCode.OK && compilationMode is CompilationMode.Incremental) {