diff --git a/Interop/Runtime/src/native/kotlin/kotlinx/cinterop/NativeTypes.kt b/Interop/Runtime/src/native/kotlin/kotlinx/cinterop/NativeTypes.kt
index 3a0dc188883..02ea3d57384 100644
--- a/Interop/Runtime/src/native/kotlin/kotlinx/cinterop/NativeTypes.kt
+++ b/Interop/Runtime/src/native/kotlin/kotlinx/cinterop/NativeTypes.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import konan.internal.Intrinsic
 class NativePtr private constructor() {
     @Intrinsic external operator fun plus(offset: Long): NativePtr
 
-    @Intrinsic private external fun toLong(): Long
+    @Intrinsic external fun toLong(): Long
 
     override fun equals(other: Any?) = (other is NativePtr) && konan.internal.areEqualByValue(this, other)