diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/KotlinCompileCommon.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/KotlinCompileCommon.kt
index e0cde2154ad..9a0dd1b6642 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/KotlinCompileCommon.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/KotlinCompileCommon.kt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.compilerRunner.OutputItemsCollectorImpl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.internal.tasks.allOutputFiles
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.logging.GradlePrintingMessageCollector
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.internal.KotlinMultiplatformCommonOptionsCompat
 import java.io.File
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
@@ -46,10 +47,20 @@ abstract class KotlinCompileCommon @Inject constructor(
 
     @Suppress("DEPRECATION")
     @Deprecated("Replaced by compilerOptions input", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("compilerOptions"))
-    override val kotlinOptions: KotlinMultiplatformCommonOptions = object : KotlinMultiplatformCommonOptions {
-        override val options: CompilerMultiplatformCommonOptions
-            get() = compilerOptions
-    }
+    override val kotlinOptions: KotlinMultiplatformCommonOptions = KotlinMultiplatformCommonOptionsCompat(
+        { this },
+        compilerOptions
+    )
+
+    /**
+     * Workaround for those "nasty" plugins that are adding 'freeCompilerArgs' on task execution phase.
+     * With properties api it is not possible to update property value after task configuration is finished.
+     *
+     * Marking it as `@Internal` as anyway on the configuration phase, when Gradle does task inputs snapshot,
+     * this input will always be empty.
+     */
+    @get:Internal
+    internal var additionalFreeCompilerArgs: List<String> = listOf()
 
     override fun createCompilerArgs(): K2MetadataCompilerArguments =
         K2MetadataCompilerArguments()
@@ -77,6 +88,10 @@ abstract class KotlinCompileCommon @Inject constructor(
         }
 
         (compilerOptions as CompilerMultiplatformCommonOptionsDefault).fillCompilerArguments(args)
+
+        if (additionalFreeCompilerArgs.isNotEmpty()) {
+            args.freeArgs = compilerOptions.freeCompilerArgs.get().union(additionalFreeCompilerArgs).toList()
+        }
     }
 
     @get:PathSensitive(PathSensitivity.RELATIVE)
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/internal/KotlinMultiplatformCommonOptionsCompat.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/internal/KotlinMultiplatformCommonOptionsCompat.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..82448efd2d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/internal/KotlinMultiplatformCommonOptionsCompat.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2022 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.internal
+
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.*
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompileCommon
+
+@Suppress("DEPRECATION")
+class KotlinMultiplatformCommonOptionsCompat(
+    private val task: () -> KotlinCompileCommon,
+    override val options: CompilerMultiplatformCommonOptions
+) : KotlinMultiplatformCommonOptions {
+
+    override var freeCompilerArgs: List<String>
+        get() = if (isTaskExecuting) {
+            options.freeCompilerArgs.get()
+                .union(task().additionalFreeCompilerArgs)
+                .toList()
+        } else {
+            options.freeCompilerArgs.get()
+        }
+
+        set(value) = if (isTaskExecuting) {
+            task().logger.warn(
+                "kotlinOptions.freeCompilerArgs were changed on task execution phase: ${value.joinToString()}\n" +
+                        "This behaviour will be deprecated and become an error in future releases!"
+            )
+            task().additionalFreeCompilerArgs = value
+        } else {
+            options.freeCompilerArgs.set(value)
+        }
+
+    private val isTaskExecuting: Boolean
+        get() = task().state.executing
+}
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