diff --git a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/impl/readers.kt b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/impl/readers.kt
index 4639ffdbbaf..5cc6fd560c7 100644
--- a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/impl/readers.kt
+++ b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/impl/readers.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 package kotlinx.metadata.impl
 
 import kotlinx.metadata.*
+import kotlinx.metadata.Flags // Don't remove this import. See KT-45553
 import kotlinx.metadata.impl.extensions.MetadataExtensions
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.metadata.ProtoBuf
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.metadata.deserialization.*