diff --git a/plugins/kotlinx-serialization/build.gradle.kts b/plugins/kotlinx-serialization/build.gradle.kts
index 1decc3adcee..453a1017869 100644
--- a/plugins/kotlinx-serialization/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/plugins/kotlinx-serialization/build.gradle.kts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json:1.4.0-RC")
 
     testRuntimeOnly(intellijCore())
-    testRuntimeOnly(project(":kotlin-reflect"))
+    testRuntimeOnly(commonDependency("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect")) { isTransitive = false }
     testRuntimeOnly(project(":core:descriptors.runtime"))
     testRuntimeOnly(project(":compiler:fir:fir-serialization"))
 }