diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/SourceSetVisibilityProvider.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/SourceSetVisibilityProvider.kt
index 38d1664a1f1..c2665e7e54d 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/SourceSetVisibilityProvider.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/SourceSetVisibilityProvider.kt
@@ -169,6 +169,11 @@ internal class SourceSetVisibilityProvider(
                         ?.singleOrNull()
                         ?: return@mapNotNull null
 
+                    // It can happen that host-specific artifact is mentioned in resolve but it doesn't exist physically
+                    // then again gracefully return null
+                    val metadataArtifactFile = metadataArtifact.file
+                    if (!metadataArtifactFile.exists()) return@mapNotNull null
+
                     sourceSetName to metadataArtifact.file
                 }.toMap()
             }