diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinMultiplatformExtension.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinMultiplatformExtension.kt
index dc0787f0768..77478420616 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinMultiplatformExtension.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinMultiplatformExtension.kt
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ open class KotlinMultiplatformExtension :
     internal var isGradleMetadataAvailable: Boolean = false
     internal var isGradleMetadataExperimental: Boolean = false
 
-    fun metadata(configure: KotlinOnlyTarget<KotlinCommonCompilation>.() -> Unit = { }): KotlinOnlyTarget<KotlinCommonCompilation> =
+    fun metadata(configure: KotlinOnlyTarget<AbstractKotlinCompilation<*>>.() -> Unit = { }): KotlinOnlyTarget<AbstractKotlinCompilation<*>> =
         @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
-        (targets.getByName(KotlinMultiplatformPlugin.METADATA_TARGET_NAME) as KotlinOnlyTarget<KotlinCommonCompilation>).also(configure)
+        (targets.getByName(KotlinMultiplatformPlugin.METADATA_TARGET_NAME) as KotlinOnlyTarget<AbstractKotlinCompilation<*>>).also(configure)
 
     fun metadata(configure: Closure<*>) = metadata { ConfigureUtil.configure(configure, this) }