diff --git a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/experimental/uikit/tasks/SyncComposeResourcesForIosTask.kt b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/experimental/uikit/tasks/SyncComposeResourcesForIosTask.kt
index 01797f9f7a..8d4b7e7264 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/experimental/uikit/tasks/SyncComposeResourcesForIosTask.kt
+++ b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/experimental/uikit/tasks/SyncComposeResourcesForIosTask.kt
@@ -19,25 +19,34 @@ import kotlin.io.path.pathString
 import kotlin.io.path.relativeTo
 
 abstract class SyncComposeResourcesForIosTask : AbstractComposeIosTask() {
-    private fun missingTargetEnvAttributeError(attribute: String): Provider<Nothing> =
-        providers.provider {
-            error(
-                "Could not infer iOS target $attribute. Make sure to build " +
-                        "via XCode (directly or via Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile plugin for Android Studio)")
+
+    private fun Provider<String>.orElseThrowMissingAttributeError(attribute: String): Provider<String> {
+        val noProvidedValue = "__NO_PROVIDED_VALUE__"
+        return this.orElse(noProvidedValue).map {
+            if (it == noProvidedValue) {
+                error(
+                    "Could not infer iOS target $attribute. Make sure to build " +
+                            "via XCode (directly or via Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile plugin for Android Studio)")
+            }
+            it
         }
+    }
 
     @get:Input
     val xcodeTargetPlatform: Provider<String> =
         providers.gradleProperty("compose.ios.resources.platform")
             .orElse(providers.environmentVariable("PLATFORM_NAME"))
-            .orElse(missingTargetEnvAttributeError("platform"))
+            .orElseThrowMissingAttributeError("platform")
+
 
     @get:Input
     val xcodeTargetArchs: Provider<List<String>> =
         providers.gradleProperty("compose.ios.resources.archs")
             .orElse(providers.environmentVariable("ARCHS"))
-            .orElse(missingTargetEnvAttributeError("architectures"))
-            .map { it.split(",", " ").filter { it.isNotBlank() } }
+            .orElseThrowMissingAttributeError("architectures")
+            .map {
+                it.split(",", " ").filter { it.isNotBlank() }
+            }
 
     @get:Input
     internal val iosTargets: SetProperty<IosTargetResources> = objects.setProperty(IosTargetResources::class.java)
diff --git a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/test/tests/integration/GradlePluginTest.kt b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/test/tests/integration/GradlePluginTest.kt
index 24a7d27f00..89cae4831e 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/test/tests/integration/GradlePluginTest.kt
+++ b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/test/tests/integration/GradlePluginTest.kt
@@ -62,13 +62,18 @@ class GradlePluginTest : GradlePluginTestBase() {
         )
     }
 
+    // We rely on this property to use gradle configuration cache in some tests.
+    // Enabling configuration cache unconditionally breaks out tests with gradle 7.3.3.
+    // Old comment: 'for some reason configuration cache + test kit + custom vars does not work'
+    private val GradleVersion.isAtLeastGradle8
+        get() = this >= GradleVersion.version("8.0")
+
     @Test
     fun iosResources() {
         Assumptions.assumeTrue(currentOS == OS.MacOS)
         val iosTestEnv = iosTestEnv()
         val testEnv = defaultTestEnvironment.copy(
-            // for some reason configuration cache + test kit + custom vars does not work
-            useGradleConfigurationCache = false,
+            useGradleConfigurationCache = TestProperties.gradleBaseVersionForTests.isAtLeastGradle8,
             additionalEnvVars = iosTestEnv.envVars
         )
 
@@ -91,8 +96,7 @@ class GradlePluginTest : GradlePluginTestBase() {
         Assumptions.assumeTrue(currentOS == OS.MacOS)
         val iosTestEnv = iosTestEnv()
         val testEnv = defaultTestEnvironment.copy(
-            // for some reason configuration cache + test kit + custom vars does not work
-            useGradleConfigurationCache = false,
+            useGradleConfigurationCache = TestProperties.gradleBaseVersionForTests.isAtLeastGradle8,
             additionalEnvVars = iosTestEnv.envVars
         )
         with(testProject(TestProjects.iosMokoResources, testEnv)) {
@@ -345,4 +349,4 @@ class GradlePluginTest : GradlePluginTestBase() {
         }
         return constructor.newInstance(socket, logger, {}) as RemoteConnection
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}