diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/report/PlainTextBuildReportWriter.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/report/PlainTextBuildReportWriter.kt
index 7fd5bc7b60e..286e980a8c9 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/report/PlainTextBuildReportWriter.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/report/PlainTextBuildReportWriter.kt
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ internal class PlainTextBuildReportWriter(
 
     override fun process(build: BuildExecutionData) {
         try {
+            outputFile.parentFile.mkdirs()
+            if (!(outputFile.parentFile.exists() && outputFile.parentFile.isDirectory)) {
+                log.error("Kotlin build report cannot be created: '$outputFile.parentFile' is a file or do not have permissions to create")
+                return
+            }
+
             outputFile.bufferedWriter().use { writer ->
                 p = Printer(writer)
                 printBuildReport(build)
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/report/configureReporing.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/report/configureReporing.kt
index f07adcb59b5..9d60d43c928 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/report/configureReporing.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/report/configureReporing.kt
@@ -66,18 +66,14 @@ private fun configurePlainTextReportWriter(
     reportingSettings: ReportingSettings
 ): BuildExecutionDataProcessor? {
     val log = gradle.rootProject.logger
-    val reportDir = reportingSettings.buildReportDir!!.apply { mkdirs() }
-    if (reportDir.isFile) {
-        log.error("Kotlin build report cannot be created: '$reportDir' is a file")
-        return null
-    }
-    reportDir.mkdirs()
-    val ts = SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd-HH-mm-ss").format(Calendar.getInstance().time)
-    val reportFile = reportDir.resolve("${gradle.rootProject.name}-build-$ts.txt")
+    return reportingSettings.buildReportDir?.let { reportDir ->
+        val ts = SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd-HH-mm-ss").format(Calendar.getInstance().time)
+        val reportFile = reportDir.resolve("${gradle.rootProject.name}-build-$ts.txt")
 
-    return PlainTextBuildReportWriter(
-        outputFile = reportFile,
-        printMetrics = reportingSettings.includeMetricsInReport,
-        log = log
-    )
+        return PlainTextBuildReportWriter(
+            outputFile = reportFile,
+            printMetrics = reportingSettings.includeMetricsInReport,
+            log = log
+        )
+    }
 }