diff --git a/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.is.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.is.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 199df1f13b2..443bc29f17f 100644
--- a/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.is.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.is.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
 Bundle-Activator: org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.is.core.internal.Plugin
-Export-Package: org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.is.core;x-internal:=true;uses:="org.eclipse.core.runtime,org.eclipse.cdt.core.settings.model,org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.is.core.builtins",
+Export-Package: org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.is.core;x-friends:="org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.is.core.ui";
+  uses:="org.eclipse.core.runtime,
+   org.eclipse.cdt.core.settings.model,
+   org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.is.core.builtins",
  org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.is.core.participant;uses:="org.eclipse.core.runtime,org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.is.core.participant.builtins",
  org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.is.core.participant.builtins;uses:="org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.is.core.participant"
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.ui.workbench;bundle-version="3.8.0",