diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/KotlinGradlePluginIT.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/KotlinGradlePluginIT.kt
index db9aecf9022..17a834fadfe 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/KotlinGradlePluginIT.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/KotlinGradlePluginIT.kt
@@ -769,7 +769,6 @@ class KotlinGradleIT : KGPBaseTest() {
         }
     }
 
-    @Disabled
     @DisplayName("KT-61273: task output backup works correctly if the first output is absent")
     @GradleTest
     fun taskOutputBackupWorksIfFirstOutputIsAbsent(gradleVersion: GradleVersion) {
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/TasksOutputsBackup.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/TasksOutputsBackup.kt
index 9d2cd1d770e..1ad64675a97 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/TasksOutputsBackup.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/TasksOutputsBackup.kt
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ internal class TaskOutputsBackup(
                 )
             } else if (!outputPath.exists()) {
                 logger.debug("Ignoring $outputPath in making a backup as it does not exist")
-                File(snapshotsDir.get().asFile, index.asNotExistsMarkerFile).createNewFile()
+                val markerFile = File(snapshotsDir.get().asFile, index.asNotExistsMarkerFile)
+                markerFile.parentFile.mkdirs()
+                markerFile.createNewFile()
             } else {
                 val snapshotFile = snapshotsDir.map { it.file(index.asSnapshotDirectoryName).asFile }
                 logger.debug("Copying $outputPath as $snapshotFile to make a backup")