diff --git a/packages/gradle/src/plugin/dependencies.spec.ts b/packages/gradle/src/plugin/dependencies.spec.ts
index f1fff883a9..bd50d496a8 100644
--- a/packages/gradle/src/plugin/dependencies.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/gradle/src/plugin/dependencies.spec.ts
@@ -17,12 +17,21 @@ describe('processGradleDependencies', () => {
     processGradleDependencies(
       depFilePath,
       new Map([
-        [':my-utils:number-utils', 'number-utils'],
-        [':my-utils:string-utils', 'string-utils'],
+        [':my-utils:number-utils', 'utilities/number-utils'],
+        [':my-utils:string-utils', 'utilities/string-utils'],
       ]),
       'app',
       'app',
-      {} as any,
+      {
+        projects: {
+          'utilities/number-utils': {
+            name: 'number-utils',
+          },
+          'utilities/string-utils': {
+            name: 'string-utils',
+          },
+        },
+      } as any,
       dependencies
     );
     expect(Array.from(dependencies)).toEqual([
@@ -51,13 +60,25 @@ describe('processGradleDependencies', () => {
     processGradleDependencies(
       depFilePath,
       new Map([
-        [':my-utils:number-utils', 'number-utils'],
-        [':my-utils:string-utils', 'string-utils'],
+        [':my-utils:number-utils', 'utilities/number-utils'],
+        [':my-utils:string-utils', 'utilities/string-utils'],
         [':utilities', 'utilities'],
       ]),
       'app',
       'app',
-      {} as any,
+      {
+        projects: {
+          'utilities/number-utils': {
+            name: 'number-utils',
+          },
+          'utilities/string-utils': {
+            name: 'string-utils',
+          },
+          utilities: {
+            name: 'utilities',
+          },
+        },
+      } as any,
       dependencies
     );
     expect(Array.from(dependencies)).toEqual([
diff --git a/packages/gradle/src/plugin/dependencies.ts b/packages/gradle/src/plugin/dependencies.ts
index 42e0d36d52..bfeb616e3b 100644
--- a/packages/gradle/src/plugin/dependencies.ts
+++ b/packages/gradle/src/plugin/dependencies.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   validateDependency,
 } from '@nx/devkit';
 import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
-import { basename } from 'node:path';
+import { basename, dirname } from 'node:path';
 
 import {
   GRADLE_BUILD_FILES,
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const createDependencies: CreateDependencies = async (
   const gradleDependenciesStart = performance.mark('gradleDependencies:start');
   const {
     gradleFileToGradleProjectMap,
-    gradleProjectToProjectName,
+    gradleProjectNameToProjectRootMap,
     buildFileToDepsMap,
     gradleProjectToChildProjects,
   } = getCurrentGradleReport();
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ export const createDependencies: CreateDependencies = async (
 
   for (const gradleFile of gradleFiles) {
     const gradleProject = gradleFileToGradleProjectMap.get(gradleFile);
-    const projectName = gradleProjectToProjectName.get(gradleProject);
+    const projectName = context.projects[dirname(gradleFile)].name;
     const depsFile = buildFileToDepsMap.get(gradleFile);
 
     if (projectName && depsFile) {
       processGradleDependencies(
         depsFile,
-        gradleProjectToProjectName,
+        gradleProjectNameToProjectRootMap,
         projectName,
         gradleFile,
         context,
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ function findGradleFiles(fileMap: FileMap): string[] {
 
 export function processGradleDependencies(
   depsFile: string,
-  gradleProjectToProjectName: Map<string, string>,
+  gradleProjectNameToProjectRoot: Map<string, string>,
   sourceProjectName: string,
   gradleFile: string,
   context: CreateDependenciesContext,
@@ -122,9 +122,10 @@ export function processGradleDependencies(
           const [_, projectName] = dep.split('-> project');
           gradleProjectName = projectName.trim();
         }
-        const target = gradleProjectToProjectName.get(
+        const targetProjectRoot = gradleProjectNameToProjectRoot.get(
           gradleProjectName
         ) as string;
+        const target = context.projects[targetProjectRoot]?.name;
         if (target) {
           const dependency: RawProjectGraphDependency = {
             source: sourceProjectName,
diff --git a/packages/gradle/src/plugin/nodes.spec.ts b/packages/gradle/src/plugin/nodes.spec.ts
index 60eb322861..dc81a797da 100644
--- a/packages/gradle/src/plugin/nodes.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/gradle/src/plugin/nodes.spec.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ describe('@nx/gradle/plugin', () => {
         ['proj', new Map([['test', 'Verification']])],
       ]),
       gradleProjectToProjectName: new Map<string, string>([['proj', 'proj']]),
+      gradleProjectNameToProjectRootMap: new Map<string, string>([
+        ['proj', 'proj'],
+      ]),
       gradleProjectToChildProjects: new Map<string, string[]>(),
     };
     cwd = process.cwd();
@@ -136,6 +139,9 @@ describe('@nx/gradle/plugin', () => {
         ['proj', new Map([['test', 'Verification']])],
       ]),
       gradleProjectToProjectName: new Map<string, string>([['proj', 'proj']]),
+      gradleProjectNameToProjectRootMap: new Map<string, string>([
+        ['proj', 'proj'],
+      ]),
       gradleProjectToChildProjects: new Map<string, string[]>(),
     };
     await tempFs.createFiles({
@@ -218,6 +224,9 @@ describe('@nx/gradle/plugin', () => {
           ['proj', new Map([['test', 'Test']])],
         ]),
         gradleProjectToProjectName: new Map<string, string>([['proj', 'proj']]),
+        gradleProjectNameToProjectRootMap: new Map<string, string>([
+          ['proj', 'proj'],
+        ]),
         gradleProjectToChildProjects: new Map<string, string[]>(),
       };
       await tempFs.createFiles({
diff --git a/packages/gradle/src/utils/get-gradle-report.ts b/packages/gradle/src/utils/get-gradle-report.ts
index 81a885291d..d823ca8731 100644
--- a/packages/gradle/src/utils/get-gradle-report.ts
+++ b/packages/gradle/src/utils/get-gradle-report.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { combineGlobPatterns } from 'nx/src/utils/globs';
 
 import { execGradleAsync } from './exec-gradle';
 import { hashWithWorkspaceContext } from 'nx/src/utils/workspace-context';
+import { dirname } from 'path';
 
 export const fileSeparator = process.platform.startsWith('win')
   ? 'file:///'
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ export interface GradleReport {
   gradleFileToOutputDirsMap: Map<string, Map<string, string>>;
   gradleProjectToTasksTypeMap: Map<string, Map<string, string>>;
   gradleProjectToProjectName: Map<string, string>;
+  gradleProjectNameToProjectRootMap: Map<string, string>;
   gradleProjectToChildProjects: Map<string, string[]>;
 }
 
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@ export function processProjectReports(
    */
   const gradleProjectToTasksTypeMap = new Map<string, Map<string, string>>();
   const gradleProjectToProjectName = new Map<string, string>();
+  const gradleProjectNameToProjectRootMap = new Map<string, string>();
   /**
    * Map of buildFile to dependencies report path
    */
@@ -225,6 +228,7 @@ export function processProjectReports(
         gradleFileToOutputDirsMap.set(buildFile, outputDirMap);
         gradleFileToGradleProjectMap.set(buildFile, gradleProject);
         gradleProjectToProjectName.set(gradleProject, projectName);
+        gradleProjectNameToProjectRootMap.set(projectName, dirname(buildFile));
       }
       if (line.endsWith('taskReport')) {
         const gradleProject = line.substring(
@@ -276,6 +280,7 @@ export function processProjectReports(
     gradleFileToOutputDirsMap,
     gradleProjectToTasksTypeMap,
     gradleProjectToProjectName,
+    gradleProjectNameToProjectRootMap,
     gradleProjectToChildProjects,
   };
 }