diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/KotlinJavaToolchainTest.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/KotlinJavaToolchainTest.kt
index 9f3db551e52..543475f75d1 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/KotlinJavaToolchainTest.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/KotlinJavaToolchainTest.kt
@@ -578,7 +578,9 @@ class KotlinJavaToolchainTest : KGPBaseTest() {
             )
 
             build("assemble")
-            build("assemble")
+            build("assemble") {
+                assertTasksUpToDate(":compileKotlin")
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/DefaultKotlinJavaToolchain.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/DefaultKotlinJavaToolchain.kt
index 2721b354d30..3ffbe721cf0 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/DefaultKotlinJavaToolchain.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/DefaultKotlinJavaToolchain.kt
@@ -129,10 +129,6 @@ internal abstract class DefaultKotlinJavaToolchain @Inject constructor(
         task: KotlinCompile,
         args: K2JVMCompilerArguments
     ) {
-        check(task.state.executing) {
-            "\"updateJvmTarget()\" method should be called only on task execution!"
-        }
-
         if (providedJvmExplicitlySet) {
             val jdkVersion = javaVersion.get()
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/Tasks.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/Tasks.kt
index 89f90cb824d..f144e80cc54 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/Tasks.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/Tasks.kt
@@ -852,10 +852,7 @@ abstract class KotlinCompile @Inject constructor(
             )
         )
 
-        // This method could be called on configuration phase to calculate `filteredArgumentsMap` property
-        if (state.executing) {
-            defaultKotlinJavaToolchain.get().updateJvmTarget(this, args)
-        }
+        defaultKotlinJavaToolchain.get().updateJvmTarget(this, args)
 
         if (reportingSettings().buildReportMode == BuildReportMode.VERBOSE) {
             args.reportPerf = true