diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/entrypoint/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmIrCodegenFactory.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/entrypoint/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmIrCodegenFactory.kt
index 80d13170961..80709b9f383 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/entrypoint/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmIrCodegenFactory.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/entrypoint/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmIrCodegenFactory.kt
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ open class JvmIrCodegenFactory(
         val shouldStubOrphanedExpectSymbols: Boolean = false,
         val shouldReferenceUndiscoveredExpectSymbols: Boolean = false,
         val shouldDeduplicateBuiltInSymbols: Boolean = false,
+        val doNotLoadDependencyModuleHeaders: Boolean = false,
     )
 
     data class JvmIrBackendInput(
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@ open class JvmIrCodegenFactory(
             }
         }
 
-        val dependencies = if (ideCodegenSettings.shouldStubAndNotLinkUnboundSymbols) {
+        val dependencies = if (ideCodegenSettings.doNotLoadDependencyModuleHeaders) {
             emptyList()
         } else {
             psi2irContext.moduleDescriptor.collectAllDependencyModulesTransitively().map {