diff --git a/pkl-gradle/pkl-gradle.gradle.kts b/pkl-gradle/pkl-gradle.gradle.kts
index 08f0e8ca..a16c7073 100644
--- a/pkl-gradle/pkl-gradle.gradle.kts
+++ b/pkl-gradle/pkl-gradle.gradle.kts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ sourceSets {
     // if `compileClasspath` is filtered, causing "unresolved reference" errors in IntelliJ.
     // As a workaround, don't perform filtering for IntelliJ (import).
     if (System.getProperty("idea.sync.active") == null) {
-      compileClasspath = compileClasspath.filter { !(it.path.contains("dists")) }
+      compileClasspath = compileClasspath.filter { !(it.path.contains("@gradle@") || it.path.contains("generated-gradle-jars/gradle-api-")) }
     }
   }
 }