diff --git a/generators/ide-iml-to-gradle-generator/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/generators/imltogradle/Main.kt b/generators/ide-iml-to-gradle-generator/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/generators/imltogradle/Main.kt
index 70bda4c999a..3813b3cbf7a 100644
--- a/generators/ide-iml-to-gradle-generator/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/generators/imltogradle/Main.kt
+++ b/generators/ide-iml-to-gradle-generator/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/generators/imltogradle/Main.kt
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ fun convertJpsModule(imlFile: File, jpsModule: JpsModule): String {
         |
         |plugins {
         |    kotlin("jvm")
+        |    `java-library` // Add `compileOnlyApi` configuration
         |    id("jps-compatible")
         |}
         |