diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/internal/KotlinSourceSet.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/internal/KotlinSourceSet.kt
index e57146f9f8f..a98470307d0 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/internal/KotlinSourceSet.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/internal/KotlinSourceSet.kt
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.internal
 
-import org.gradle.api.file.SourceDirectorySet
 import groovy.lang.Closure
-import org.gradle.api.internal.file.FileResolver
+import org.gradle.api.file.SourceDirectorySet
 import org.gradle.api.internal.file.DefaultSourceDirectorySet
+import org.gradle.api.internal.file.FileResolver
 import org.gradle.util.ConfigureUtil
+import java.lang.reflect.Constructor
 
 interface KotlinSourceSet {
 
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ interface KotlinSourceSet {
 
 open class KotlinSourceSetImpl(displayName: String?, resolver: FileResolver?): KotlinSourceSet {
 
-    private val kotlin: DefaultSourceDirectorySet = DefaultSourceDirectorySet(displayName + " Kotlin source", resolver)
+    private val kotlin: DefaultSourceDirectorySet = createDefaultSourceDirectorySet(displayName + " Kotlin source", resolver)
 
     init {
         kotlin.filter?.include("**/*.java", "**/*.kt")
@@ -31,3 +32,27 @@ open class KotlinSourceSetImpl(displayName: String?, resolver: FileResolver?): K
         return this
     }
 }
+
+private fun createDefaultSourceDirectorySet(name: String?, resolver: FileResolver?): DefaultSourceDirectorySet {
+    val klass = DefaultSourceDirectorySet::class.java
+    val defaultConstructor = klass.constructorOrNull(String::class.java, FileResolver::class.java)
+
+    if (defaultConstructor != null) {
+        return defaultConstructor.newInstance(name, resolver)
+    }
+
+    // TODO: we can move to 2.12 after AS 2 release and
+    // use fallback strategy instead (try to make call, catch NoSuchMethodException, use reflection to access old API)
+    val directoryFileTreeFactoryClass = Class.forName("org.gradle.api.internal.file.collections.DirectoryFileTreeFactory")
+    val defaultFileTreeFactoryClass = Class.forName("org.gradle.api.internal.file.collections.DefaultDirectoryFileTreeFactory")
+    val alternativeConstructor = klass.getConstructor(String::class.java, FileResolver::class.java, directoryFileTreeFactoryClass)
+    return alternativeConstructor.newInstance(name, resolver, defaultFileTreeFactoryClass.getConstructor().newInstance())
+}
+
+private fun <T> Class<T>.constructorOrNull(vararg parameterTypes: Class<*>): Constructor<T>? =
+        try {
+            getConstructor(*parameterTypes)
+        }
+        catch (e: NoSuchMethodException) {
+            null
+        }