diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinPlugin.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinPlugin.kt
index 026a0447d12..57ba10e6626 100755
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinPlugin.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinPlugin.kt
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ internal open class KotlinAndroidPlugin(
                 kotlinPluginVersion,
                 kotlinGradleBuildServices)
 
-        val legacyVersionThreshold = "2.4.0"
+        val legacyVersionThreshold = "2.5.0"
 
         val variantProcessor = if (compareVersionNumbers(version, legacyVersionThreshold) < 0)
             LegacyAndroidAndroidProjectHandler(kotlinTools)