diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testProject/kotlin-js-plugin-project/gradle.properties b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testProject/kotlin-js-plugin-project/gradle.properties
index a4a181c3de2..e906b3f6605 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testProject/kotlin-js-plugin-project/gradle.properties
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testProject/kotlin-js-plugin-project/gradle.properties
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-kotlin.tests.individualTaskReports=true
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+kotlin.tests.individualTaskReports=true
+#because of dependency (kotlinx-html) which is not klib yet
+kotlin.js.mode=legacy
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diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/utils/providerApiUtils.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/utils/providerApiUtils.kt
index 131d218e850..cda490b8400 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/utils/providerApiUtils.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/utils/providerApiUtils.kt
@@ -40,15 +40,18 @@ internal fun <T> Project.optionalProvider(initialize: () -> T?): ReadOnlyPropert
 
 // Before 5.0 fileProperty is created via ProjectLayout
 // https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/model/ObjectFactory.html#fileProperty--
-internal fun Project.newFileProperty(initialize: (() -> File)? = null): RegularFileProperty =
-    if (isGradleVersionAtLeast(5, 0)) {
-        project.objects.fileProperty().apply {
-            if (initialize != null) {
-                set(provider { RegularFile(initialize) })
-            }
-        }
+internal fun Project.newFileProperty(initialize: (() -> File)? = null): RegularFileProperty {
+    val regularFileProperty = if (isGradleVersionAtLeast(5, 0)) {
+        project.objects.fileProperty()
     } else {
         val projectLayoutClass = Class.forName("org.gradle.api.file.ProjectLayout")
         val filePropertyMethod = projectLayoutClass.getMethod("fileProperty")
         filePropertyMethod(project.layout) as RegularFileProperty
-    }
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+    }
+
+    return regularFileProperty.apply {
+        if (initialize != null) {
+            set(provider { RegularFile(initialize) })
+        }
+    }
+}
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