diff --git a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/compilation/TestCompilationFactory.kt b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/compilation/TestCompilationFactory.kt
index 334997a755a..1e1a8c3f268 100644
--- a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/compilation/TestCompilationFactory.kt
+++ b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/support/compilation/TestCompilationFactory.kt
@@ -339,9 +339,9 @@ internal class TestCompilationFactory {
             return artifactDirForPackageName(commonPackageName).resolve(artifactFileName)
         }
 
-        private fun Settings.artifactDirForPackageName(packageName: PackageName?): File {
+        private fun Settings.artifactDirForPackageName(packageName: PackageName): File {
             val baseDir = get<Binaries>().testBinariesDir
-            val outputDir = if (packageName != null) baseDir.resolve(packageName.compressedPackageName) else baseDir
+            val outputDir = if (!packageName.isEmpty()) baseDir.resolve(packageName.compressedPackageName) else baseDir
 
             outputDir.mkdirs()