diff --git a/mirai-core-api/build.gradle.kts b/mirai-core-api/build.gradle.kts
index 7f9687acf..0b3b52d3c 100644
--- a/mirai-core-api/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/mirai-core-api/build.gradle.kts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ kotlin {
                 implementation(project(":mirai-core-utils"))
                 implementation(project(":mirai-console-compiler-annotations"))
                 implementation(`kotlinx-serialization-protobuf`)
+                implementation(`kotlinx-atomicfu`)
                 compileOnly(`ktor-io`) // runtime from mirai-core-utils
             }
         }