diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/wasm/internal/kotlin/wasm/internal/WasmMath.kt b/libraries/stdlib/wasm/internal/kotlin/wasm/internal/WasmMath.kt
index a270e3c78c0..db70739fe02 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/wasm/internal/kotlin/wasm/internal/WasmMath.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/wasm/internal/kotlin/wasm/internal/WasmMath.kt
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ package kotlin.wasm.internal
 
 // `compareTo(x, y)` implemented as `(x >= y) - (x <= y)`
 
-fun wasm_i32_compareTo(x: Int, y: Int): Int =
+@PublishedApi
+internal fun wasm_i32_compareTo(x: Int, y: Int): Int =
     wasm_i32_ge_s(x, y).toInt() - wasm_i32_le_s(x, y).toInt()
 
-fun wasm_i64_compareTo(x: Long, y: Long): Int =
+@PublishedApi
+internal fun wasm_i64_compareTo(x: Long, y: Long): Int =
     wasm_i64_ge_s(x, y).toInt() - wasm_i64_le_s(x, y).toInt()