diff --git a/plugins/kapt3/kapt3-base/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kapt3/base/KaptContext.kt b/plugins/kapt3/kapt3-base/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kapt3/base/KaptContext.kt
index f0e7d47ec1a..7ff6f738b67 100644
--- a/plugins/kapt3/kapt3-base/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kapt3/base/KaptContext.kt
+++ b/plugins/kapt3/kapt3-base/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kapt3/base/KaptContext.kt
@@ -67,10 +67,12 @@ open class KaptContext(val options: KaptOptions, val withJdk: Boolean, val logge
 
             if (sourcesToReprocess == SourcesToReprocess.FullRebuild) {
                 // remove all generated sources and classes
-                options.sourcesOutputDir.deleteRecursively()
-                options.sourcesOutputDir.mkdir()
-                options.classesOutputDir.deleteRecursively()
-                options.classesOutputDir.mkdir()
+                fun deleteAndCreate(dir: File) {
+                    if (!dir.deleteRecursively()) logger.warn("Unable to delete $dir.")
+                    if (!dir.mkdir()) logger.warn("Unable to create $dir.")
+                }
+                deleteAndCreate(options.sourcesOutputDir)
+                deleteAndCreate(options.classesOutputDir)
             }
         } else {
             sourcesToReprocess = SourcesToReprocess.FullRebuild