diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanDriver.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanDriver.kt
index cb35bf91bfc..6b1036b915a 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanDriver.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanDriver.kt
@@ -122,9 +122,7 @@ class KonanDriver(
             konanConfig = KonanConfig(project, configuration) // TODO: Just set freshly built caches.
         }
 
-        if (!konanConfig.produce.isHeaderCache) {
-            konanConfig.cacheSupport.checkConsistency()
-        }
+        konanConfig.cacheSupport.checkConsistency()
 
         DynamicCompilerDriver().run(konanConfig, environment)
     }