diff --git a/coil-base/build.gradle.kts b/coil-base/build.gradle.kts
index 37ccef8f0c..881f84eaf0 100644
--- a/coil-base/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/coil-base/build.gradle.kts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation(libs.androidx.exifinterface)
     api(libs.androidx.lifecycle.runtime)
     api(libs.coroutines.android)
+    api(libs.kotlin.stdlib)
     api(libs.okhttp)
     api(libs.okio)
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index a5b94b1eeb..aa72b49522 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx4g -XX:+UseParallelGC -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
 
+# https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/189367188
+android.disableAutomaticComponentCreation=true
+
 # AndroidX
 android.useAndroidX=true
 
 # https://kotlinlang.org/docs/code-style-migration-guide.html#in-gradle
 kotlin.code.style=official
 
+# Add the stdlib dependency manually.
+kotlin.stdlib.default.dependency=false
+
 # Disable welcome message.
 systemProp.org.gradle.internal.launcher.welcomeMessageEnabled=false
 
-# https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/189367188
-android.disableAutomaticComponentCreation=true
-
 # Config
 minSdk=21
 targetSdk=33
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index d7a4e12c12..c920089043 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ coroutines-test = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test", ve
 
 junit = "junit:junit:4.13.2"
 
+kotlin-stdlib = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8" }
 kotlin-test = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-test-junit" }
 
 material = "com.google.android.material:material:1.6.1"