diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index d50675922..b33593f13 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ tasks.register<Zip>("zipDistributable"){
 
     from(dir){ eachFile{ permissions{ unix("755") } } }
     archiveBaseName.set(packageName)
-    destinationDirectory.set(dir.file("../").asFile)
+    destinationDirectory.set(layout.dir(provider { dir.file("../").asFile }))
 }
 
 afterEvaluate{
@@ -630,9 +630,9 @@ tasks.register<Exec>("signApp"){
     group = "compose desktop"
     dependsOn("createDistributable", "setExecutablePermissions")
 
-    val packageName = distributable().packageName.get()
-    val dir = distributable().destinationDir.get()
-    val app = dir.file("$packageName.app").asFile
+    val dir = provider { distributable().destinationDir.get() }
+    val packageName = provider { distributable().packageName.get() }
+    val app = dir.get().file("$packageName.app").asFile
 
     commandLine(
         "codesign",