diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/utils/providerApiUtils.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/utils/providerApiUtils.kt
index 2c33284852b..a00f1464a08 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/utils/providerApiUtils.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/utils/providerApiUtils.kt
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ internal fun Project.newFileProperty(initialize: (() -> File)? = null): RegularF
     }
 }
 
-internal fun Project.filesProvider(provider: () -> Any) : ConfigurableFileCollection {
-    return project.files(project.provider(provider))
+internal fun Project.filesProvider(
+    vararg buildDependencies: Any,
+    provider: () -> Any
+): ConfigurableFileCollection {
+    return project.files(project.provider(provider)).builtBy(*buildDependencies)
 }