diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/GenerateProjectStructureMetadata.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/GenerateProjectStructureMetadata.kt
index 842409a59d6..3765d77bb5d 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/GenerateProjectStructureMetadata.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/GenerateProjectStructureMetadata.kt
@@ -6,14 +6,19 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp
 
 import org.gradle.api.DefaultTask
+import org.gradle.api.file.ProjectLayout
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.Internal
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.Nested
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.OutputFile
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskAction
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.notCompatibleWithConfigurationCache
 import java.io.File
+import javax.inject.Inject
 
-open class GenerateProjectStructureMetadata : DefaultTask() {
+abstract class GenerateProjectStructureMetadata : DefaultTask() {
+
+    @get:Inject
+    abstract internal val projectLayout: ProjectLayout
 
     @get:Internal
     internal lateinit var lazyKotlinProjectStructureMetadata: Lazy<KotlinProjectStructureMetadata>
@@ -23,7 +28,10 @@ open class GenerateProjectStructureMetadata : DefaultTask() {
         get() = lazyKotlinProjectStructureMetadata.value
 
     @get:OutputFile
-    val resultFile: File = project.buildDir.resolve("kotlinProjectStructureMetadata/$MULTIPLATFORM_PROJECT_METADATA_JSON_FILE_NAME")
+    val resultFile: File
+        get() = projectLayout.buildDirectory.file(
+            "kotlinProjectStructureMetadata/$MULTIPLATFORM_PROJECT_METADATA_JSON_FILE_NAME"
+        ).get().asFile
 
     @TaskAction
     fun generateMetadataXml() {