diff --git a/generators/builtins/unsignedTypes.kt b/generators/builtins/unsignedTypes.kt
index 0a8134006eb..0653c62adba 100644
--- a/generators/builtins/unsignedTypes.kt
+++ b/generators/builtins/unsignedTypes.kt
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ class UnsignedArrayGenerator(val type: UnsignedType, out: PrintWriter) : BuiltIn
         out.println("public inline class $arrayType")
         out.println("@Suppress(\"NON_PUBLIC_PRIMARY_CONSTRUCTOR_OF_INLINE_CLASS\")")
         out.println("@PublishedApi")
-        out.println("internal constructor(private val storage: $storageArrayType) : Collection<$elementType> {")
+        out.println("internal constructor(@PublishedApi internal val storage: $storageArrayType) : Collection<$elementType> {")
         out.println(
             """
     /** Creates a new array of the specified [size], with all elements initialized to zero. */
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/unsigned/src/kotlin/UByteArray.kt b/libraries/stdlib/unsigned/src/kotlin/UByteArray.kt
index 65bcd7ec05c..6b4a829277e 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/unsigned/src/kotlin/UByteArray.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/unsigned/src/kotlin/UByteArray.kt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ package kotlin
 public inline class UByteArray
 @Suppress("NON_PUBLIC_PRIMARY_CONSTRUCTOR_OF_INLINE_CLASS")
 @PublishedApi
-internal constructor(private val storage: ByteArray) : Collection<UByte> {
+internal constructor(@PublishedApi internal val storage: ByteArray) : Collection<UByte> {
 
     /** Creates a new array of the specified [size], with all elements initialized to zero. */
     public constructor(size: Int) : this(ByteArray(size))
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/unsigned/src/kotlin/UIntArray.kt b/libraries/stdlib/unsigned/src/kotlin/UIntArray.kt
index cf8798332ff..885cc01bdbe 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/unsigned/src/kotlin/UIntArray.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/unsigned/src/kotlin/UIntArray.kt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ package kotlin
 public inline class UIntArray
 @Suppress("NON_PUBLIC_PRIMARY_CONSTRUCTOR_OF_INLINE_CLASS")
 @PublishedApi
-internal constructor(private val storage: IntArray) : Collection<UInt> {
+internal constructor(@PublishedApi internal val storage: IntArray) : Collection<UInt> {
 
     /** Creates a new array of the specified [size], with all elements initialized to zero. */
     public constructor(size: Int) : this(IntArray(size))
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/unsigned/src/kotlin/ULongArray.kt b/libraries/stdlib/unsigned/src/kotlin/ULongArray.kt
index e86b8f8f9d5..bf6697ed4fc 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/unsigned/src/kotlin/ULongArray.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/unsigned/src/kotlin/ULongArray.kt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ package kotlin
 public inline class ULongArray
 @Suppress("NON_PUBLIC_PRIMARY_CONSTRUCTOR_OF_INLINE_CLASS")
 @PublishedApi
-internal constructor(private val storage: LongArray) : Collection<ULong> {
+internal constructor(@PublishedApi internal val storage: LongArray) : Collection<ULong> {
 
     /** Creates a new array of the specified [size], with all elements initialized to zero. */
     public constructor(size: Int) : this(LongArray(size))
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/unsigned/src/kotlin/UShortArray.kt b/libraries/stdlib/unsigned/src/kotlin/UShortArray.kt
index d887edd1d3a..e9127275d5c 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/unsigned/src/kotlin/UShortArray.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/unsigned/src/kotlin/UShortArray.kt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ package kotlin
 public inline class UShortArray
 @Suppress("NON_PUBLIC_PRIMARY_CONSTRUCTOR_OF_INLINE_CLASS")
 @PublishedApi
-internal constructor(private val storage: ShortArray) : Collection<UShort> {
+internal constructor(@PublishedApi internal val storage: ShortArray) : Collection<UShort> {
 
     /** Creates a new array of the specified [size], with all elements initialized to zero. */
     public constructor(size: Int) : this(ShortArray(size))