diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/tasks/KotlinNativeTasks.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/tasks/KotlinNativeTasks.kt
index df6a42e093c..06cb855d337 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/tasks/KotlinNativeTasks.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/tasks/KotlinNativeTasks.kt
@@ -459,7 +459,6 @@ internal constructor(
             args.enableAssertions = debuggable
             args.target = konanTarget.name
             args.produce = outputKind.name.toLowerCaseAsciiOnly()
-            args.expectActualLinker = sharedCompilationData != null
             args.metadataKlib = sharedCompilationData != null
             args.nodefaultlibs = sharedCompilationData != null
             args.manifestFile = sharedCompilationData?.manifestFile?.absolutePath
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/KotlinCompileCommon.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/KotlinCompileCommon.kt
index 41d07600a28..bf6d975bda3 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/KotlinCompileCommon.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/KotlinCompileCommon.kt
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.compilerRunner.OutputItemsCollectorImpl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.internal.tasks.allOutputFiles
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.logging.GradleErrorMessageCollector
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.logging.GradleKotlinLogger
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.logging.GradlePrintingMessageCollector
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinCompilerArgumentsProducer.CreateCompilerArgumentsContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinCompilerArgumentsProducer.CreateCompilerArgumentsContext.Companion.create
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ abstract class KotlinCompileCommon @Inject constructor(
                 args.reportPerf = true
             }
 
-            args.expectActualLinker = expectActualLinker.get()
+            args.metadataKlib = produceMetadataKlib.get()
 
             args.destination = destinationDirectory.get().asFile.normalize().absolutePath
 
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ abstract class KotlinCompileCommon @Inject constructor(
     internal val refinesMetadataPaths: ConfigurableFileCollection = objectFactory.fileCollection()
 
     @get:Internal
-    internal val expectActualLinker = objectFactory.property(Boolean::class.java)
+    internal val produceMetadataKlib = objectFactory.property(Boolean::class.java)
 
     override fun callCompilerAsync(
         args: K2MetadataCompilerArguments,
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/configuration/KotlinCompileCommonConfig.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/configuration/KotlinCompileCommonConfig.kt
index 00cef18452c..4d2dca0126c 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/configuration/KotlinCompileCommonConfig.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/configuration/KotlinCompileCommonConfig.kt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ internal class KotlinCompileCommonConfig(
 ) : AbstractKotlinCompileConfig<KotlinCompileCommon>(compilationInfo) {
     init {
         configureTask { task ->
-            task.expectActualLinker.value(
+            task.produceMetadataKlib.value(
                 providers.provider {
                     (compilationInfo.origin as? KotlinCommonCompilation)?.isKlibCompilation == true
                 }