diff --git a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/internal/utils/providerUtils.kt b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/internal/utils/providerUtils.kt
index 17c565d747..11455838da 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/internal/utils/providerUtils.kt
+++ b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/internal/utils/providerUtils.kt
@@ -50,5 +50,5 @@ internal fun Provider<String?>.toBooleanProvider(defaultValue: Boolean): Provide
 
 internal fun Project.findLocalOrGlobalProperty(name: String, default: String = ""): Provider<String> = provider {
     if (extraProperties.has(name)) extraProperties.get(name).toString()
-    else providers.gradleProperty(name).getOrElse(default)
+    else providers.gradleProperty(name).forUseAtConfigurationTimeSafe().getOrElse(default)
 }
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