diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/android/AndroidProjectHandler.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/android/AndroidProjectHandler.kt
index 202b52ac87a..a9796dd9553 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/android/AndroidProjectHandler.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/android/AndroidProjectHandler.kt
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ internal class AndroidProjectHandler(
         }
 
         val javaTask = variantData.getJavaTaskProvider()
-        val kotlinTask = compilation.compileKotlinTaskProvider
+        @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST") val kotlinTask = compilation.compileTaskProvider as TaskProvider<KotlinCompile>
         compilation.androidVariant.forEachJavaSourceDir { sources ->
             kotlinTask.configure {
                 it.setSource(sources.dir)