diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/native/NativeEmbeddableCompilerJarIT.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/native/NativeEmbeddableCompilerJarIT.kt
index c9ff2fb6452..85b6d67d197 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/native/NativeEmbeddableCompilerJarIT.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/native/NativeEmbeddableCompilerJarIT.kt
@@ -66,10 +66,13 @@ class NativeEmbeddableCompilerJarIT : BaseGradleIT() {
             }
         }
 
-        build(":clean") {} // Ensure the tasks aren't up-to-date.
+        build(":runDebugExecutableHost") {
+            assertTasksUpToDate(":linkDebugExecutableHost", ":compileKotlinHost")
+        }
 
         build(":runDebugExecutableHost", "-Pkotlin.native.useEmbeddableCompilerJar=true") {
             assertSuccessful()
+            assertTasksExecuted(":linkDebugExecutableHost", ":compileKotlinHost")
             checkNativeCompilerClasspath(":linkDebugExecutableHost", ":compileKotlinHost") {
                 assertFalse(it.includesRegularJar())
                 assertTrue(it.includesEmbeddableJar())
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/tasks/KotlinNativeTasks.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/tasks/KotlinNativeTasks.kt
index 76ee28dcb5a..a1d68a0d512 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/tasks/KotlinNativeTasks.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/tasks/KotlinNativeTasks.kt
@@ -206,6 +206,10 @@ abstract class AbstractKotlinNativeCompile<T : KotlinCommonToolOptions, K : Kotl
     val kotlinNativeVersion: String
         get() = project.konanVersion.toString()
 
+    @get:Input
+    internal val useEmbeddableCompilerJar: Boolean
+        get() = project.nativeUseEmbeddableCompilerJar
+
     @Internal
     open val outputFile: Provider<File> = project.provider {
         val prefix = outputKind.prefix(konanTarget)