diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/KaptIT.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/KaptIT.kt
index 7cfc9a16b1e..71d808e317c 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/KaptIT.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/KaptIT.kt
@@ -202,4 +202,22 @@ class KaptIT: BaseGradleIT() {
             assertCompiledKotlinSources(project.relativize(internalDummyUserKt, internalDummyTestKt))
         }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testKotlinCompilerNotCalledStubsIC() {
+        val options = defaultBuildOptions().copy(incremental = true)
+        val project = Project("kaptStubs", GRADLE_VERSION)
+
+        project.build("build", options = options) {
+            assertSuccessful()
+        }
+
+        val javaDummy = project.projectDir.getFileByName("JavaDummy.java")
+        javaDummy.modify { it + " " }
+
+        project.build("build", options = options) {
+            assertSuccessful()
+            assertCompiledKotlinSources(emptyList())
+        }
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testProject/kaptStubs/src/main/java/javaPackage/JavaDummy.java b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testProject/kaptStubs/src/main/java/javaPackage/JavaDummy.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e9dc71976db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testProject/kaptStubs/src/main/java/javaPackage/JavaDummy.java
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package javaPackage;
+
+public class JavaDummy {
+}
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diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/Tasks.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/Tasks.kt
index 1b29e7e7b96..f2be9b12376 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/Tasks.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/Tasks.kt
@@ -534,7 +534,6 @@ open class KotlinCompile : AbstractKotlinCompile<K2JVMCompilerArguments>(), Kotl
                 kaptAnnotationsFileUpdater = AnnotationFileUpdater(kaptAnnotationsFile)
             }
 
-            if (kaptAnnotationsFile.exists()) kaptAnnotationsFile.delete()
             pluginOptions.addPluginArgument(ANNOTATIONS_PLUGIN_NAME, "output", kaptAnnotationsFile.canonicalPath)
         }