diff --git a/jps/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/build/KotlinBuilderModuleScriptGenerator.kt b/jps/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/build/KotlinBuilderModuleScriptGenerator.kt
index 9395e09c990..4abbb704ef6 100644
--- a/jps/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/build/KotlinBuilderModuleScriptGenerator.kt
+++ b/jps/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/build/KotlinBuilderModuleScriptGenerator.kt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.modules.TargetId
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.addIfNotNull
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.alwaysNull
 import java.io.File
+import java.io.IOException
 import java.lang.reflect.Method
 import java.util.*
 
@@ -126,13 +127,33 @@ object KotlinBuilderModuleScriptGenerator {
 
         if (noSources) return null
 
-        val scriptFile = File.createTempFile("kjps", StringUtil.sanitizeJavaIdentifier(chunk.name) + ".script.xml")
-
+        val scriptFile = createTempFileForModuleDesc(chunk)
         FileUtil.writeToFile(scriptFile, builder.asText().toString())
-
         return scriptFile
     }
 
+    private fun createTempFileForModuleDesc(chunk: ModuleChunk): File {
+        val readableSuffix = buildString {
+            append(StringUtil.sanitizeJavaIdentifier(chunk.representativeTarget().module.name))
+            if (chunk.containsTests()) {
+                append("-test")
+            }
+        }
+        return try {
+            File.createTempFile("kjps", readableSuffix + ".script.xml")
+        }
+        catch (e: IOException) {
+            // sometimes files cannot be created, because file name is too long (Windows, Mac OS)
+            // see https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8148023
+            try {
+                File.createTempFile("kjps", ".script.xml")
+            }
+            catch (e: IOException) {
+                throw RuntimeException("Could not create module file when building $chunk", e)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     fun getOutputDirSafe(target: ModuleBuildTarget): File =
             target.outputDir ?: throw ProjectBuildException("No output directory found for " + target)