diff --git a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/io/Console.kt b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/io/Console.kt
index df68ca37012..083a767bf44 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/io/Console.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/io/Console.kt
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import kotlin.native.internal.GCUnsafeCall
 
 /** Prints the given [message] to the standard output stream. */
 @GCUnsafeCall("Kotlin_io_Console_print")
-public external fun print(message: String)
+@PublishedApi
+internal external fun print(message: String)
 
 /** Prints the given [message] to the standard output stream. */
 public actual fun print(message: Any?) {
@@ -18,7 +19,8 @@ public actual fun print(message: Any?) {
 
 /** Prints the given [message] and the line separator to the standard output stream. */
 @GCUnsafeCall("Kotlin_io_Console_println")
-public external fun println(message: String)
+@PublishedApi
+internal external fun println(message: String)
 
 /** Prints the given [message] and the line separator to the standard output stream. */
 public actual fun println(message: Any?) {