diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/build.gradle.kts b/libraries/stdlib/build.gradle.kts
index d41400e02e8..d3a4284a3f8 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/build.gradle.kts
@@ -460,20 +460,20 @@ kotlin {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    val jvmMainImplementation by configurations.getting
+    val jvmMainApi by configurations.getting
     val commonMainMetadataElementsWithClassifier by configurations.creating
     val metadataApiElements by configurations.getting
     val nativeApiElements by configurations.creating
     constraints {
         // there is no dependency anymore from kotlin-stdlib to kotlin-stdlib-common,
         // but use this constraint to align it if another library brings it transitively
-        jvmMainImplementation(project(":kotlin-stdlib-common"))
+        jvmMainApi(project(":kotlin-stdlib-common"))
         commonMainMetadataElementsWithClassifier(project(":kotlin-stdlib-common"))
         metadataApiElements(project(":kotlin-stdlib-common"))
         nativeApiElements(project(":kotlin-stdlib-common"))
         // to avoid split package and duplicate classes on classpath after moving them from these artifacts in 1.8.0
-        jvmMainImplementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:1.8.0")
-        jvmMainImplementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8:1.8.0")
+        jvmMainApi("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:1.8.0")
+        jvmMainApi("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8:1.8.0")
     }
 }