diff --git a/core/descriptors.runtime/build.gradle.kts b/core/descriptors.runtime/build.gradle.kts
index 23a68277bba..34f30a3909b 100644
--- a/core/descriptors.runtime/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/core/descriptors.runtime/build.gradle.kts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ val compileKotlin by tasks.getting(KotlinCompile::class) {
 val generateTests by generator("org.jetbrains.kotlin.generators.tests.GenerateRuntimeDescriptorTestsKt")
 
 projectTest(parallel = true) {
+    dependsOn(":dist")
     workingDir = rootDir
 }