diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/KotlinNativeTarget.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/KotlinNativeTarget.kt
index 73401418a26..680598acec1 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/KotlinNativeTarget.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/KotlinNativeTarget.kt
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ open class KotlinNativeTarget @Inject constructor(
                     metadataJar.archiveAppendix.set(project.provider { disambiguationClassifier.orEmpty().toLowerCase() })
                     metadataJar.archiveClassifier.set("metadata")
 
-                    metadataJar.onlyIf { this@KotlinNativeTarget.publishable }
+                    val publishable = this@KotlinNativeTarget.publishable
+                    metadataJar.onlyIf { publishable }
 
                     val metadataCompilations = hostSpecificSourceSets.mapNotNull {
                         project.getMetadataCompilationForSourceSet(it)
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/NativeBinaries.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/NativeBinaries.kt
index 82f92a66344..eda05f6daf8 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/NativeBinaries.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/NativeBinaries.kt
@@ -93,8 +93,9 @@ sealed class NativeBinary(
         buildDir.resolve("bin/$targetSubDirectory${this@NativeBinary.name}")
     }
 
-    val outputFile: File
-        get() = linkTask.outputFile.get()
+    val outputFile: File by lazy {
+        linkTask.outputFile.get()
+    }
 
     // Named implementation.
     override fun getName(): String = name