diff --git a/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/KotlinTestUtils.java b/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/KotlinTestUtils.java
index c1e97f57c64..b73fefc69db 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/KotlinTestUtils.java
+++ b/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/KotlinTestUtils.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import com.intellij.psi.impl.PsiFileFactoryImpl;
 import com.intellij.rt.execution.junit.FileComparisonFailure;
 import com.intellij.testFramework.LightVirtualFile;
 import com.intellij.testFramework.TestDataFile;
+import com.intellij.util.PathUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil;
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 import kotlin.collections.CollectionsKt;
@@ -377,6 +378,7 @@ public class KotlinTestUtils {
         return androidJarFile;
     }
 
+    @NotNull
     public static File findAndroidSdk() {
         String androidSdkProp = System.getProperty("android.sdk");
         File androidSdkDir = androidSdkProp == null ? null : new File(androidSdkProp);
@@ -389,6 +391,10 @@ public class KotlinTestUtils {
         return androidSdkDir;
     }
 
+    public static String getAndroidSdkSystemIndependentPath() {
+        return PathUtil.toSystemIndependentName(findAndroidSdk().getAbsolutePath());
+    }
+
     public static File getAnnotationsJar() {
         return new File(getHomeDirectory(), "compiler/testData/mockJDK/jre/lib/annotations.jar");
     }
diff --git a/idea/idea-gradle/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/MultiplatformProjectImportingTest.kt b/idea/idea-gradle/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/MultiplatformProjectImportingTest.kt
index f2060b49715..4b9f769b37d 100644
--- a/idea/idea-gradle/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/MultiplatformProjectImportingTest.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-gradle/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/MultiplatformProjectImportingTest.kt
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ class MultiplatformProjectImportingTest : GradleImportingTestCase() {
             }
         """)
         createProjectSubFile("local.properties", """
-            sdk.dir=/${KotlinTestUtils.findAndroidSdk()}
+            sdk.dir=/${KotlinTestUtils.getAndroidSdkSystemIndependentPath()}
         """)
 
 
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ class MultiplatformProjectImportingTest : GradleImportingTestCase() {
             }
         """)
         createProjectSubFile("local.properties", """
-            sdk.dir=/${KotlinTestUtils.findAndroidSdk()}
+            sdk.dir=/${KotlinTestUtils.getAndroidSdkSystemIndependentPath()}
         """)
 
         importProject()
diff --git a/idea/idea-gradle/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/gradle/GradleFacetImportTest.kt b/idea/idea-gradle/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/gradle/GradleFacetImportTest.kt
index 943bbe95cf3..6eb61a5d944 100644
--- a/idea/idea-gradle/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/gradle/GradleFacetImportTest.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-gradle/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/gradle/GradleFacetImportTest.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.roots.ModuleRootManager
 import com.intellij.openapi.roots.OrderRootType
 import com.intellij.openapi.roots.impl.libraries.LibraryEx
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil
+import com.intellij.util.PathUtil
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.arguments.K2JSCompilerArguments
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.arguments.K2JVMCompilerArguments
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.arguments.K2MetadataCompilerArguments
@@ -1109,7 +1110,7 @@ compileTestKotlin {
             include ':js-module'
         """)
         createProjectSubFile("local.properties", """
-            sdk.dir=/${KotlinTestUtils.findAndroidSdk()}
+            sdk.dir=/${KotlinTestUtils.getAndroidSdkSystemIndependentPath()}
         """)
         importProject()
 
@@ -1178,7 +1179,7 @@ compileTestKotlin {
             }
         """)
         createProjectSubFile("local.properties", """
-            sdk.dir=/${KotlinTestUtils.findAndroidSdk()}
+            sdk.dir=/${KotlinTestUtils.getAndroidSdkSystemIndependentPath()}
         """)
         createProjectSubFile("src/main/AndroidManifest.xml", """
             <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"