diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/kpm/idea/IdeaKpmMetadataBinaryDependencyResolver.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/kpm/idea/IdeaKpmMetadataBinaryDependencyResolver.kt
index 6b2bb53cc69..006169e8d79 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/kpm/idea/IdeaKpmMetadataBinaryDependencyResolver.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/kpm/idea/IdeaKpmMetadataBinaryDependencyResolver.kt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ internal class IdeaKpmMetadataBinaryDependencyResolver(
                 val sourceSetContent = artifactContent.findSourceSet(visibleFragmentName) ?: return@mapNotNull null
                 val metadataBinary = sourceSetContent.metadataBinary ?: return@mapNotNull null
 
-                val libraryFile = fragment.project.layout.kotlinTransformedMetadataLibraryDirectoryForIde
+                val libraryFile = fragment.project.kotlinTransformedMetadataLibraryDirectoryForIde
                     .resolve(metadataBinary.relativeFile)
                     .apply { if (!isFile) metadataBinary.copyTo(this) }
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/ide/dependencyResolvers/IdeTransformedMetadataDependencyResolver.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/ide/dependencyResolvers/IdeTransformedMetadataDependencyResolver.kt
index 9b504b0215d..0ad00f3c199 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/ide/dependencyResolvers/IdeTransformedMetadataDependencyResolver.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/ide/dependencyResolvers/IdeTransformedMetadataDependencyResolver.kt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ internal object IdeTransformedMetadataDependencyResolver : IdeDependencyResolver
                 val sourceSetContent = artifactContent.findSourceSet(visibleSourceSet) ?: return@mapNotNull null
                 val sourceSetMetadataBinary = sourceSetContent.metadataBinary ?: return@mapNotNull null
 
-                val metadataLibraryOutputFile = sourceSet.internal.project.layout.kotlinTransformedMetadataLibraryDirectoryForIde
+                val metadataLibraryOutputFile = sourceSet.internal.project.kotlinTransformedMetadataLibraryDirectoryForIde
                     .resolve(sourceSetMetadataBinary.relativeFile)
 
                 metadataLibraryOutputFile.parentFile.mkdirs()
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/KotlinMetadataLibraryDirectories.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/KotlinMetadataLibraryDirectories.kt
index 44de109442b..ee8a0a83491 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/KotlinMetadataLibraryDirectories.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/KotlinMetadataLibraryDirectories.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp
 
+import org.gradle.api.Project
 import org.gradle.api.file.ProjectLayout
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.compositeBuildRootProject
 import java.io.File
 
 private const val kotlinTransformedMetadataLibraries = "kotlinTransformedMetadataLibraries"
@@ -14,11 +16,11 @@ private const val kotlinTransformedCInteropMetadataLibraries = "kotlinTransforme
 internal fun ProjectLayout.kotlinTransformedMetadataLibraryDirectoryForBuild(sourceSetName: String): File =
     buildDirectory.get().asFile.resolve(kotlinTransformedMetadataLibraries).resolve(sourceSetName)
 
-internal val ProjectLayout.kotlinTransformedMetadataLibraryDirectoryForIde: File
-    get() = projectDirectory.asFile.resolve(".gradle").resolve("kotlin").resolve(kotlinTransformedMetadataLibraries)
+internal val Project.kotlinTransformedMetadataLibraryDirectoryForIde: File
+    get() = compositeBuildRootProject.rootDir.resolve(".gradle").resolve("kotlin").resolve(kotlinTransformedMetadataLibraries)
 
 internal fun ProjectLayout.kotlinTransformedCInteropMetadataLibraryDirectoryForBuild(sourceSetName: String): File =
     buildDirectory.get().asFile.resolve(kotlinTransformedCInteropMetadataLibraries).resolve(sourceSetName)
 
-internal val ProjectLayout.kotlinTransformedCInteropMetadataLibraryDirectoryForIde: File
-    get() = projectDirectory.asFile.resolve(".gradle").resolve("kotlin").resolve(kotlinTransformedCInteropMetadataLibraries)
+internal val Project.kotlinTransformedCInteropMetadataLibraryDirectoryForIde: File
+    get() = compositeBuildRootProject.rootDir.resolve(".gradle").resolve("kotlin").resolve(kotlinTransformedCInteropMetadataLibraries)
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/KotlinProjectStructureMetadata.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/KotlinProjectStructureMetadata.kt
index 81450a678a2..10ace924f9c 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/KotlinProjectStructureMetadata.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/KotlinProjectStructureMetadata.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.metadata.dependsOnClosureWithInterCom
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.metadata.getPublishedPlatformCompilations
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.metadata.isNativeSourceSet
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.native.internal.CInteropCommonizerCompositeMetadataJarBundling.cinteropMetadataDirectoryPath
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.compositeBuildRootProject
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.getOrPut
 import org.w3c.dom.Document
 import org.w3c.dom.Element
@@ -415,14 +416,14 @@ internal object GlobalProjectStructureMetadataStorage {
     fun propertyName(buildName: String, projectPath: String) = "$propertyPrefix.$buildName.path.$projectPath"
 
     fun registerProjectStructureMetadata(project: Project, metadataProvider: () -> KotlinProjectStructureMetadata) {
-        project.compositeBuildRoot.extensions.extraProperties.set(
+        project.compositeBuildRootProject.extensions.extraProperties.set(
             propertyName(project.rootProject.name, project.path),
             { metadataProvider().toJson() }
         )
     }
 
     fun getProjectStructureMetadataProvidersFromAllGradleBuilds(project: Project): Map<ProjectPathWithBuildName, Lazy<KotlinProjectStructureMetadata?>> {
-        return project.compositeBuildRoot.extensions.extraProperties.properties
+        return project.compositeBuildRootProject.extensions.extraProperties.properties
             .filterKeys { it.startsWith(propertyPrefix) }
             .entries
             .associate { (propertyName, propertyValue) ->
@@ -433,8 +434,6 @@ internal object GlobalProjectStructureMetadataStorage {
             }
     }
 
-    private val Project.compositeBuildRoot: Project get() = generateSequence(project.gradle) { it.parent }.last().rootProject
-
     private fun Any.getProjectStructureMetadataOrNull(): KotlinProjectStructureMetadata? {
         val jsonStringProvider = this as? Function0<*> ?: return null
         val jsonString = jsonStringProvider.invoke() as? String ?: return null
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/transformMetadataLibraries.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/transformMetadataLibraries.kt
index 5452fcc387b..4d77ca2070a 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/transformMetadataLibraries.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/transformMetadataLibraries.kt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ internal fun Project.transformMetadataLibrariesForIde(
         }
 
         is ArtifactMetadataProvider -> transformMetadataLibrariesForIde(
-            layout.kotlinTransformedMetadataLibraryDirectoryForIde, resolution, metadataProvider
+            kotlinTransformedMetadataLibraryDirectoryForIde, resolution, metadataProvider
         )
     }
 }
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/internal/CInteropMetadataDependencyTransformationTask.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/internal/CInteropMetadataDependencyTransformationTask.kt
index 9666d113f76..cc05064c50b 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/internal/CInteropMetadataDependencyTransformationTask.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/internal/CInteropMetadataDependencyTransformationTask.kt
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ internal fun Project.locateOrRegisterCInteropMetadataDependencyTransformationTas
         args = listOf(
             sourceSet,
             /* outputDirectory = */
-            project.layout.kotlinTransformedCInteropMetadataLibraryDirectoryForIde,
+            project.kotlinTransformedCInteropMetadataLibraryDirectoryForIde,
             /* cleaning = */
             CInteropMetadataDependencyTransformationTask.Cleaning.None
         ),
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/utils/gradleUtils.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/utils/gradleUtils.kt
index 1dd09cb56d7..3ea066cc2c0 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/utils/gradleUtils.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/utils/gradleUtils.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils
 
+import org.gradle.api.Project
 import org.gradle.api.invocation.Gradle
 
 val Gradle.projectCacheDir
-    get() = startParameter.projectCacheDir ?: this.rootProject.projectDir.resolve(".gradle")
\ No newline at end of file
+    get() = startParameter.projectCacheDir ?: this.rootProject.projectDir.resolve(".gradle")
+
+internal val Project.compositeBuildRootProject: Project get() = generateSequence(project.gradle) { it.parent }.last().rootProject