diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/cocoapods/KotlinCocoapodsPlugin.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/cocoapods/KotlinCocoapodsPlugin.kt
index 29b1a1b6152..b1be98955b0 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/cocoapods/KotlinCocoapodsPlugin.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/cocoapods/KotlinCocoapodsPlugin.kt
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ open class KotlinCocoapodsPlugin: Plugin<Project> {
     }
 
     private fun Project.createSyncFrameworkTask(originalDirectory: File, buildingTask: Task) =
-        tasks.create("syncFramework", Sync::class.java) {
+        tasks.create(SYNC_TASK_NAME, Sync::class.java) {
             it.group = TASK_GROUP
             it.description = "Copies a framework for given platform and build type into the CocoaPods build directory"
 
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ open class KotlinCocoapodsPlugin: Plugin<Project> {
     companion object {
         const val EXTENSION_NAME = "cocoapods"
         const val TASK_GROUP = "CocoaPods"
+        const val SYNC_TASK_NAME = "syncFramework"
 
         // We don't move these properties in PropertiesProvider because
         // they are not intended to be overridden in local.properties.
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/CocoapodsTasks.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/CocoapodsTasks.kt
index 07d39b38ec7..2e49b207326 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/CocoapodsTasks.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/CocoapodsTasks.kt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.cocoapods.CocoapodsExtension
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.cocoapods.KotlinCocoapodsPlugin
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.cocoapods.KotlinCocoapodsPlugin.Companion.GENERATE_WRAPPER_PROPERTY
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.cocoapods.KotlinCocoapodsPlugin.Companion.KOTLIN_TARGET_FOR_DEVICE
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.cocoapods.KotlinCocoapodsPlugin.Companion.SYNC_TASK_NAME
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.cocoapods.asValidFrameworkName
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.cocoapods.cocoapodsBuildDirs
 import java.io.File
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ open class PodspecTask : DefaultTask() {
         }
 
         val gradleCommand = "\$REPO_ROOT/${gradleWrapper!!.toRelativeString(project.projectDir)}"
+        val syncTask = "${project.path}:$SYNC_TASK_NAME"
 
 
         outputFile.writeText("""
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ open class PodspecTask : DefaultTask() {
             |            :script => <<-SCRIPT
             |                set -ev
             |                REPO_ROOT="${'$'}PODS_TARGET_SRCROOT"
-            |                "$gradleCommand" -p "${'$'}REPO_ROOT" syncFramework \
+            |                "$gradleCommand" -p "${'$'}REPO_ROOT" $syncTask \
             |                    -P${KotlinCocoapodsPlugin.TARGET_PROPERTY}=${'$'}KOTLIN_TARGET \
             |                    -P${KotlinCocoapodsPlugin.CONFIGURATION_PROPERTY}=${'$'}CONFIGURATION \
             |                    -P${KotlinCocoapodsPlugin.CFLAGS_PROPERTY}="${'$'}OTHER_CFLAGS" \