diff --git a/konan/library-reader/build.gradle.kts b/konan/library-reader/build.gradle.kts
index db1836e410b..ed8e78a2d5b 100644
--- a/konan/library-reader/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/konan/library-reader/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
+import org.gradle.api.artifacts.maven.Conf2ScopeMappingContainer.COMPILE
+
 plugins {
+    maven
     kotlin("jvm")
     id("jps-compatible")
 }
 
+val mavenCompileScope by configurations.creating {
+    the<MavenPluginConvention>()
+        .conf2ScopeMappings
+        .addMapping(0, this, COMPILE)
+}
+
 description = "Kotlin/Native deserializer and library reader"
 
 dependencies {
@@ -13,7 +22,7 @@ dependencies {
     compileOnly(project(":compiler:cli-common"))
 
     // This dependency is necessary to keep the right dependency record inside of POM file:
-    compile(projectRuntimeJar(":kotlin-compiler"))
+    mavenCompileScope(projectRuntimeJar(":kotlin-compiler"))
 
     compile(project(":kotlin-native:kotlin-native-utils"))
 }