diff --git a/fleet/preferences/BUILD.bazel b/fleet/preferences/BUILD.bazel
index addbc7418182..dc3e019f2bbb 100644
--- a/fleet/preferences/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/fleet/preferences/BUILD.bazel
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ jvm_library(
     "@lib//:kotlin-stdlib",
     "@lib//:kotlinx-io-core",
     ":fleet_util_multiplatform_provided",
-  ]
+  ],
+  exports = ["@lib//:kotlinx-io-core"]
 )
 ### auto-generated section `build fleet.preferences` end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fleet/preferences/fleet.preferences.iml b/fleet/preferences/fleet.preferences.iml
index 3b140c624327..3335d1701fc1 100644
--- a/fleet/preferences/fleet.preferences.iml
+++ b/fleet/preferences/fleet.preferences.iml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
     <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="kotlin-stdlib" level="project" />
-    <orderEntry type="library" name="kotlinx-io-core" level="project" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" exported="" name="kotlinx-io-core" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="fleet.util.multiplatform" scope="PROVIDED" />
   </component>
 </module>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fleet/preferences/gradlebuild/build.gradle.kts b/fleet/preferences/gradlebuild/build.gradle.kts
index a64a0aa96e99..779bf0c7d048 100644
--- a/fleet/preferences/gradlebuild/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/fleet/preferences/gradlebuild/build.gradle.kts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ kotlin {
     implementation(jps.org.jetbrains.kotlin.kotlin.stdlib1993400674.get().let { "${it.group}:${it.name}:${it.version}" }) {
       exclude(group = "org.jetbrains", module = "annotations")
     }
-    implementation(jps.org.jetbrains.kotlinx.kotlinx.io.core.jvm479158162.get().let { "${it.group}:kotlinx-io-core:${it.version}" }) {
+    api(jps.org.jetbrains.kotlinx.kotlinx.io.core.jvm479158162.get().let { "${it.group}:kotlinx-io-core:${it.version}" }) {
       exclude(group = "org.jetbrains.kotlin", module = "kotlin-stdlib")
     }
   }