diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 5fa4cc12e0d..d48a27b71eb 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ buildscript {
     // kotlin-stdlib external dependency with local project :kotlin-stdlib in kotlinCompilerClasspath configuration.
     // see also configureCompilerClasspath@
     val bootstrapCompilerClasspath by configurations.creating
+    val bootstrapBuildToolsApiClasspath by configurations.creating
 
     dependencies {
         bootstrapCompilerClasspath(kotlin("compiler-embeddable", bootstrapKotlinVersion))
+        bootstrapBuildToolsApiClasspath(kotlin("build-tools-impl", bootstrapKotlinVersion))
 
         classpath("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-build-gradle-plugin:${kotlinBuildProperties.buildGradlePluginVersion}")
     }
diff --git a/repo/gradle-build-conventions/buildsrc-compat/src/main/kotlin/common-configuration.gradle.kts b/repo/gradle-build-conventions/buildsrc-compat/src/main/kotlin/common-configuration.gradle.kts
index 3fd30e4a9a1..7082f8db553 100644
--- a/repo/gradle-build-conventions/buildsrc-compat/src/main/kotlin/common-configuration.gradle.kts
+++ b/repo/gradle-build-conventions/buildsrc-compat/src/main/kotlin/common-configuration.gradle.kts
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ afterEvaluate {
         configurations.findByName("kotlinCompilerClasspath")?.let {
             dependencies.add(it.name, files(bootstrapCompilerClasspath))
         }
+        val bootstrapBuildToolsApiClasspath by rootProject.buildscript.configurations
+        configurations.findByName("kotlinBuildToolsApiClasspath")?.let {
+            dependencies.add(it.name, files(bootstrapBuildToolsApiClasspath))
+        }
 
         configurations.findByName("kotlinCompilerPluginClasspath")
             ?.exclude("org.jetbrains.kotlin", "kotlin-scripting-compiler-embeddable")