diff --git a/kotlin-native/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/MultiModule.kt b/kotlin-native/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/MultiModule.kt
index 6ee53cb13d3..91a9b2dbda1 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/MultiModule.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/MultiModule.kt
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ class MultiModuleCompilerInvocations(
         val klibModulePath = moduleToKlibName(module.name, moduleVersion)
         libs.addAll(module.dependencies)
 
-        // When producing klibs link them against version 1 of multiversioned klibs.
-        val dependencyVersion = 1
+        val dependencyVersion = moduleVersion
 
         val klibs = module.dependencies.flatMap { listOf("-l", moduleToKlibName(it, dependencyVersion)) }
         val repos = listOf("-r", "${executablePath}_version$dependencyVersion", "-r", outputDirectory)
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ class MultiModuleCompilerInvocations(
             libs.addAll(f.module.dependencies)
         }
 
-        // When producing klibs link them against version 2 of multiversioned klibs.
+        // When producing an executable link them against version 2 of multiversioned klibs.
         val dependencyVersion = 2
 
         val friends = compileMain.flatMap { it.module.friends }.toSet()