diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/NativeBinaries.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/NativeBinaries.kt
index cac1caee8ca..cfacf67fcd4 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/NativeBinaries.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/NativeBinaries.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import org.gradle.api.Project
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Dependency
 import org.gradle.api.attributes.Attribute
 import org.gradle.api.attributes.HasAttributes
+import org.gradle.api.file.Directory
+import org.gradle.api.file.DirectoryProperty
 import org.gradle.api.provider.Provider
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.AbstractExecTask
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskProvider
@@ -97,9 +99,13 @@ sealed class NativeBinary(
 
     // Output access.
     // TODO: Provide output configurations and integrate them with Gradle Native.
-    var outputDirectory: File = with(project) {
+    var outputDirectory: File
+        get() = outputDirectoryProperty.get().asFile
+        set(value) = outputDirectoryProperty.set(value)
+
+    val outputDirectoryProperty: DirectoryProperty = with(project) {
         val targetSubDirectory = target.disambiguationClassifier?.let { "$it/" }.orEmpty()
-        buildDir.resolve("bin/$targetSubDirectory${this@NativeBinary.name}")
+        objects.directoryProperty().convention(layout.buildDirectory.dir("bin/$targetSubDirectory${this@NativeBinary.name}"))
     }
 
     val outputFile: File by lazy {
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/tasks/KotlinNativeTasks.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/tasks/KotlinNativeTasks.kt
index b7ea5f1c313..a76eeecbe61 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/tasks/KotlinNativeTasks.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/tasks/KotlinNativeTasks.kt
@@ -501,9 +501,7 @@ constructor(
         disallowSourceChanges()
     }
 
-    override val destinationDirectory: DirectoryProperty = objectFactory.directoryProperty().apply {
-        set(binary.outputDirectory)
-    }
+    override val destinationDirectory: DirectoryProperty = binary.outputDirectoryProperty
 
     override val outputKind: CompilerOutputKind
         @Input get() = binary.outputKind.compilerOutputKind