diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/internal/kapt/KaptTask.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/internal/kapt/KaptTask.kt
index 3010a3dd6fe..1c88ba5043b 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/internal/kapt/KaptTask.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/internal/kapt/KaptTask.kt
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ abstract class KaptTask : ConventionTask(), TaskWithLocalState {
     internal var classpathStructure: FileCollection? = null
 
     /** Output directory that contains caches necessary to support incremental annotation processing. */
-    @get:OutputDirectory
+    @get:LocalState
     @get:Optional
     var incAptCache: File? = null