diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 40a14a75b1863..bd5945a43f30e 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ tasks.named<DependencyUpdatesTask>("dependencyUpdates") {
 // all dependencies at once is beneficial, e.g. for debugging version conflict resolution.
 // [1]: https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/viewing_debugging_dependencies.html#sec:listing_dependencies
 tasks.register("allDependencies") {
-    val dependenciesTasks = allprojects.map { it.tasks.named<DependencyReportTask>("dependencies").get() }.sorted()
+    val dependenciesTasks = getTasksByName("dependencies", /* recursive = */ true).sorted()
     dependsOn(dependenciesTasks)
 
     // Ensure deterministic output by requiring to run tasks after each other in always the same order.
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/ort-plugins-conventions.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/ort-plugins-conventions.gradle.kts
index 034af07037866..bca19e77aa5fc 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/ort-plugins-conventions.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/ort-plugins-conventions.gradle.kts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ dependencies {
     // their own.
     val embeddedProjects = setOf("gradle-plugin", "web-app-template")
 
-    project.subprojects.filter {
+    childProjects.values.filter {
         it.name !in embeddedProjects
     }.forEach {
         api(it)