diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/android/internal/InternalKotlinTargetPreset.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/android/internal/InternalKotlinTargetPreset.kt
index c67af82cc33..3b8c11bb939 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/android/internal/InternalKotlinTargetPreset.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/android/internal/InternalKotlinTargetPreset.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.android.internal
 
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.InternalKotlinGradlePluginApi
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.PRESETS_DEPRECATION_MESSAGE_SUFFIX
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinTarget
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinTargetPreset
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.diagnostics.KotlinToolingDiagnostics
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.diagnostics.reportDiagnostic
 internal interface InternalKotlinTargetPreset<T : KotlinTarget> : KotlinTargetPreset<T> {
     fun createTargetInternal(name: String): T
 
+    @Deprecated(
+        "The KotlinTargetPreset.createTarget() $PRESETS_DEPRECATION_MESSAGE_SUFFIX",
+        level = DeprecationLevel.WARNING
+    )
     override fun createTarget(name: String): T {
         val target = createTargetInternal(name)
         target.project.reportDiagnostic(KotlinToolingDiagnostics.CreateTarget())