diff --git a/java/java-indexing-api/java-indexing-api.iml b/java/java-indexing-api/java-indexing-api.iml
index ef9a5293175a..7ca2c64e089c 100644
--- a/java/java-indexing-api/java-indexing-api.iml
+++ b/java/java-indexing-api/java-indexing-api.iml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     </content>
     <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
     <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
+    <orderEntry type="module" module-name="core-api" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="java-psi-api" />
   </component>
 </module>