diff --git a/libraries/kotlin.test/js/pom.xml b/libraries/kotlin.test/js/pom.xml
index 6cb5a379cd0..24824500cab 100644
--- a/libraries/kotlin.test/js/pom.xml
+++ b/libraries/kotlin.test/js/pom.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
             <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
             <artifactId>kotlin-test-common</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
+            <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/libraries/kotlin.test/jvm/pom.xml b/libraries/kotlin.test/jvm/pom.xml
index 78ed970441b..d0985c708bc 100644
--- a/libraries/kotlin.test/jvm/pom.xml
+++ b/libraries/kotlin.test/jvm/pom.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
             <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
             <artifactId>kotlin-test-common</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
+            <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>