diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/internal/ProcessedFilesCache.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/internal/ProcessedFilesCache.kt
index c92fb5b2f30..53be8012d9d 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/internal/ProcessedFilesCache.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/internal/ProcessedFilesCache.kt
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.internal
 
 import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder
-import com.google.gson.JsonParseException
+import com.google.gson.stream.JsonReader
+import com.google.gson.stream.JsonToken
+import com.google.gson.stream.JsonWriter
 import org.gradle.api.Project
 import org.gradle.api.internal.project.ProjectInternal
 import org.gradle.internal.hash.FileHasher
@@ -15,8 +17,8 @@ import java.io.File
 
 /**
  * Cache for preventing processing some files twice.
- * Files are precessed some subdirectories of [targetDir] called `target`.
- * For each target [getOrCompute] should be called.
+ * Files are precessed to some subdirectories of [targetDir] called `target`.
+ * [getOrCompute] returns path to directory with files produced for given input file.
  * Absent target directories will be deleted on [close].
  * `compute` will be called only for source files that was changed since last processing.
  *
@@ -33,16 +35,104 @@ internal open class ProcessedFilesCache(
     private val hasher = (project as ProjectInternal).services.get(FileHasher::class.java)
     private val gson = GsonBuilder().setPrettyPrinting().create()
 
+    private fun readFrom(json: JsonReader): State? {
+        val result = State()
+
+        json.obj {
+            check(json.nextName() == "version")
+            val version = json.nextString()
+            if (version != this.version) return null
+
+            check(json.nextName() == "items")
+            json.obj {
+                while (json.peek() == JsonToken.NAME) {
+                    val key = json.nextName()
+                    json.beginObject()
+                    check(json.nextName() == "src")
+                    val src = json.nextString()
+
+                    var target: String? = null
+                    if (json.peek() == JsonToken.NAME) {
+                        check(json.nextName() == "target")
+                        if (json.peek() != JsonToken.NULL) {
+                            target = json.nextString()
+                        }
+                    }
+                    json.endObject()
+
+                    result[decodeHexString(key)] = Element(src, target)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return result
+    }
+
+    private fun State.writeTo(json: JsonWriter) {
+        json.obj {
+            json.name("version").value(version)
+            json.name("items")
+            json.obj {
+                byHash.forEach {
+                    json.name(it.key.toHex())
+                    json.obj {
+                        json.name("src").value(it.value.src)
+                        json.name("target")
+                        if (it.value.target == null) json.nullValue() else json.value(it.value.target)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+        }
+    }
+
+    private inline fun JsonReader.obj(body: () -> Unit) {
+        beginObject()
+        body()
+        endObject()
+    }
+
+    private inline fun JsonWriter.obj(body: () -> Unit) {
+        beginObject()
+        body()
+        endObject()
+    }
+
+    fun ByteArray.toHex(): String {
+        val result = CharArray(size * 2) { ' ' }
+        var i = 0
+        forEach {
+            val n = it.toInt()
+            result[i++] = Character.forDigit(n shr 4 and 0xF, 16)
+            result[i++] = Character.forDigit(n and 0xF, 16)
+        }
+        return String(result)
+    }
+
+    private fun decodeHexString(hexString: String): ByteArray {
+        check(hexString.length % 2 == 0)
+        val bytes = ByteArray(hexString.length / 2)
+        var i = 0
+        var o = 0
+        while (i < hexString.length) {
+            bytes[o++] = hexToByte(hexString[i++], hexString[i++])
+        }
+        return bytes
+    }
+
+    private fun hexToByte(a: Char, b: Char): Byte = ((a.toDigit() shl 4) + b.toDigit()).toByte()
+
+    private fun Char.toDigit(): Int = Character.digit(this, 16).also { check(it != -1) }
+
     private class State {
-        var version: String? = null
-        val byHash = mutableMapOf<String, Element>()
+        val byHash = mutableMapOf<ByteArray, Element>()
         val byTarget = mutableMapOf<String, Element>()
 
-        operator fun get(elementHash: ByteArray) =
-            byHash[elementHash.toHexString()]
+        operator fun get(elementHash: ByteArray) = byHash[elementHash]
 
         operator fun set(elementHash: ByteArray, element: Element) {
-            byHash[elementHash.toHexString()] = element
+            elementHash.toHexString()
+            byHash[elementHash] = element
             val target = element.target
             if (target != null) {
                 byTarget[target] = element
@@ -62,15 +152,10 @@ internal open class ProcessedFilesCache(
         targetDir.mkdirs()
 
         val state: State? = if (stateFile.exists()) try {
-            stateFile.reader().use {
-                gson.fromJson(it, State::class.java)
-            }.let {
-                if (it.version != version) {
-                    targetDir.deleteRecursively()
-                    null
-                } else it
+            gson.newJsonReader(stateFile.reader()).use {
+                readFrom(it)
             }
-        } catch (e: JsonParseException) {
+        } catch (e: Throwable) {
             project.logger.warn("Cannot read $stateFile", e)
             if (targetDir.exists()) {
                 targetDir.deleteRecursively()
@@ -83,10 +168,6 @@ internal open class ProcessedFilesCache(
 
     private val new = State()
 
-    init {
-        new.version = version
-    }
-
     internal fun getOrCompute(
         file: File,
         compute: () -> String?
@@ -144,8 +225,8 @@ internal open class ProcessedFilesCache(
         }
 
         stateFile.parentFile.mkdirs()
-        stateFile.writer().use {
-            gson.toJson(new, it)
+        gson.newJsonWriter(stateFile.writer()).use {
+            new.writeTo(it)
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/GradleNodeModulesCache.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/GradleNodeModulesCache.kt
index 6e80c885554..dba88766e51 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/GradleNodeModulesCache.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/GradleNodeModulesCache.kt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ internal class GradleNodeModulesCache(val nodeJs: NodeJsRootExtension) : AutoClo
 
     val project: Project get() = nodeJs.project
     internal val dir = nodeJs.root.nodeModulesGradleCacheDir
-    private val cache = ProcessedFilesCache(project, dir, STATE_FILE_NAME, "8")
+    private val cache = ProcessedFilesCache(project, dir, STATE_FILE_NAME, "9")
 
     @Synchronized
     fun get(