diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/GranularMetadataTransformation.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/GranularMetadataTransformation.kt
index 23e618ed062..d8d6777356c 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/GranularMetadataTransformation.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/GranularMetadataTransformation.kt
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ internal sealed class MetadataDependencyResolution(
             abstract class ProjectMetadataProvider : MetadataProvider() {
                 enum class MetadataConsumer { Ide, Cli }
 
-                abstract fun getSourceSetCompiledMetadata(sourceSetName: String): FileCollection
+                abstract fun getSourceSetCompiledMetadata(sourceSetName: String): FileCollection?
                 abstract fun getSourceSetCInteropMetadata(sourceSetName: String, consumer: MetadataConsumer): FileCollection?
             }
         }
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/ProjectMetadataProviderImpl.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/ProjectMetadataProviderImpl.kt
index e1402d127ea..b3f6e955abb 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/ProjectMetadataProviderImpl.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/ProjectMetadataProviderImpl.kt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ internal fun ProjectMetadataProvider(
 }
 
 internal class SourceSetMetadataOutputs(
-    val metadata: FileCollection,
+    val metadata: FileCollection?,
     val cinterop: CInterop?
 ) {
     class CInterop(
@@ -38,8 +38,11 @@ private class ProjectMetadataProviderImpl(
     private val sourceSetMetadataOutputs: Map<SourceSetName, SourceSetMetadataOutputs>
 ) : ProjectMetadataProvider() {
 
-    override fun getSourceSetCompiledMetadata(sourceSetName: String): FileCollection =
-        sourceSetMetadataOutputs[sourceSetName]?.metadata ?: error("Unexpected source set '$sourceSetName'")
+    override fun getSourceSetCompiledMetadata(sourceSetName: String): FileCollection? {
+        val metadataOutputs = sourceSetMetadataOutputs[sourceSetName] ?: error("Unexpected source set '$sourceSetName'")
+        return metadataOutputs.metadata
+    }
+
 
     override fun getSourceSetCInteropMetadata(sourceSetName: String, consumer: MetadataConsumer): FileCollection? {
         val metadataOutputs = sourceSetMetadataOutputs[sourceSetName] ?: error("Unexpected source set '$sourceSetName'")
@@ -66,18 +69,17 @@ internal suspend fun Project.collectSourceSetMetadataOutputs(): Map<SourceSetNam
     }.mapKeys { it.key.name }
 }
 
-private suspend fun KotlinMultiplatformExtension.sourceSetsMetadataOutputs(): Map<KotlinSourceSet, FileCollection> {
+private suspend fun KotlinMultiplatformExtension.sourceSetsMetadataOutputs(): Map<KotlinSourceSet, FileCollection?> {
     KotlinPluginLifecycle.Stage.AfterFinaliseDsl.await()
 
-    return sourceSets.mapNotNull { sourceSet ->
-        val destination = when (val compilation = project.findMetadataCompilation(sourceSet) ?: return@mapNotNull null) {
+    return sourceSets.associateWith { sourceSet ->
+        when (val compilation = project.findMetadataCompilation(sourceSet)) {
+            null -> null
             is KotlinCommonCompilation -> compilation.output.classesDirs
             is KotlinSharedNativeCompilation -> compilation.output.classesDirs
             else -> error("Unexpected compilation type: $compilation")
         }
-
-        Pair(sourceSet, destination)
-    }.toMap()
+    }
 }
 
 private suspend fun KotlinMultiplatformExtension.cInteropMetadataOfSourceSets(
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/transformMetadataLibraries.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/transformMetadataLibraries.kt
index 4d77ca2070a..9d297ecf7a1 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/transformMetadataLibraries.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/transformMetadataLibraries.kt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ internal fun Project.transformMetadataLibrariesForIde(
 ): Map<String /* visibleSourceSetName */, Iterable<File>> {
     return when (val metadataProvider = resolution.metadataProvider) {
         is ProjectMetadataProvider -> resolution.visibleSourceSetNamesExcludingDependsOn.associateWith { visibleSourceSetName ->
-            metadataProvider.getSourceSetCompiledMetadata(visibleSourceSetName)
+            metadataProvider.getSourceSetCompiledMetadata(visibleSourceSetName) ?: emptyList()
         }
 
         is ArtifactMetadataProvider -> transformMetadataLibrariesForIde(