diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-android-extensions/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/android/AndroidSubplugin.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-android-extensions/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/android/AndroidSubplugin.kt
index 759bb7939bd..3d925158ca7 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-android-extensions/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/android/AndroidSubplugin.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-android-extensions/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/android/AndroidSubplugin.kt
@@ -38,8 +38,11 @@ public class AndroidSubplugin : KotlinGradleSubplugin {
 
         val mainSourceSet = sourceSets.getByName("main")
         val manifestFile = mainSourceSet.manifest.srcFile
-        val applicationPackage = androidExtension.defaultConfig.applicationId
-                ?: getApplicationPackageFromManifest(manifestFile) ?: ""
+        val applicationPackage = getApplicationPackageFromManifest(manifestFile) ?: run {
+            project.logger.warn(
+                    "Application package name is not present in the manifest file (${manifestFile.absolutePath})")
+            ""
+        }
         pluginOptions += SubpluginOption("package", applicationPackage)
 
         fun addVariant(sourceSet: AndroidSourceSet) {