diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/internal/CInteropCommonizerConfigurations.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/internal/CInteropCommonizerConfigurations.kt
index 5594f15dae3..e97d87b4a78 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/internal/CInteropCommonizerConfigurations.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/internal/CInteropCommonizerConfigurations.kt
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ internal suspend fun Project.locateOrCreateCommonizedCInteropDependencyConfigura
             CInteropCommonizerArtifactTypeAttribute.attribute,
             CInteropCommonizerArtifactTypeAttribute.KLIB
         )
-        description = "Commonized CInterop dependencies for $sourceSet with targets: '$commonizerTarget'."
+        configuration.description = "Commonized CInterop dependencies for $sourceSet with targets: '$commonizerTarget'."
     }
 
     return configuration