diff --git a/plugins/kotlin/scripting-plugin/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml b/plugins/kotlin/scripting-plugin/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
index ddfb896a1f21..4e602eb883ca 100644
--- a/plugins/kotlin/scripting-plugin/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugins/kotlin/scripting-plugin/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
   <name>Kotlin Scripting Support</name>
   <vendor>JetBrains</vendor>
 
+  <depends>com.intellij.modules.lang</depends>
+
   <description><![CDATA[
     Provides Kotlin JSR223 Scripting support to the IDE: kotlin scripting console and other features depending on Kotlin JSR223 Scripting.
     ]]></description>