diff --git a/tests/apis/custom_toolchain/toolchains/modules/private/tools/cl6x/parse_deps.lua b/tests/apis/custom_toolchain/toolchains/modules/core/tools/cl6x/parse_deps.lua
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/apis/custom_toolchain/toolchains/modules/private/tools/cl6x/parse_deps.lua
rename to tests/apis/custom_toolchain/toolchains/modules/core/tools/cl6x/parse_deps.lua
diff --git a/xmake/modules/core/project/depend.lua b/xmake/modules/core/project/depend.lua
index 4f81481bb19..05b93acf148 100644
--- a/xmake/modules/core/project/depend.lua
+++ b/xmake/modules/core/project/depend.lua
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function _get_depfiles_parser(depfiles_format)
     end
     local parser = depfiles_parsers[depfiles_format]
     if parser == nil then
-        parser = import("private.tools." .. depfiles_format .. ".parse_deps", {anonymous = true})
+        parser = import("core.tools." .. depfiles_format .. ".parse_deps", {anonymous = true})
         depfiles_parsers[depfiles_format] = parser or false
     end
     return parser or nil
diff --git a/xmake/modules/private/tools/armcc/parse_deps.lua b/xmake/modules/core/tools/armcc/parse_deps.lua
similarity index 100%
rename from xmake/modules/private/tools/armcc/parse_deps.lua
rename to xmake/modules/core/tools/armcc/parse_deps.lua
diff --git a/xmake/modules/private/tools/cl/parse_deps.lua b/xmake/modules/core/tools/cl/parse_deps.lua
similarity index 100%
rename from xmake/modules/private/tools/cl/parse_deps.lua
rename to xmake/modules/core/tools/cl/parse_deps.lua
diff --git a/xmake/modules/private/tools/cl/parse_deps_json.lua b/xmake/modules/core/tools/cl/parse_deps_json.lua
similarity index 100%
rename from xmake/modules/private/tools/cl/parse_deps_json.lua
rename to xmake/modules/core/tools/cl/parse_deps_json.lua
diff --git a/xmake/modules/private/tools/cl/parse_include.lua b/xmake/modules/core/tools/cl/parse_include.lua
similarity index 100%
rename from xmake/modules/private/tools/cl/parse_include.lua
rename to xmake/modules/core/tools/cl/parse_include.lua
diff --git a/xmake/modules/private/tools/cl2000/parse_deps.lua b/xmake/modules/core/tools/cl2000/parse_deps.lua
similarity index 100%
rename from xmake/modules/private/tools/cl2000/parse_deps.lua
rename to xmake/modules/core/tools/cl2000/parse_deps.lua
diff --git a/xmake/modules/private/tools/cl6x/parse_deps.lua b/xmake/modules/core/tools/cl6x/parse_deps.lua
similarity index 100%
rename from xmake/modules/private/tools/cl6x/parse_deps.lua
rename to xmake/modules/core/tools/cl6x/parse_deps.lua
diff --git a/xmake/modules/private/tools/cl_json/parse_deps.lua b/xmake/modules/core/tools/cl_json/parse_deps.lua
similarity index 100%
rename from xmake/modules/private/tools/cl_json/parse_deps.lua
rename to xmake/modules/core/tools/cl_json/parse_deps.lua
diff --git a/xmake/modules/private/tools/gcc/parse_deps.lua b/xmake/modules/core/tools/gcc/parse_deps.lua
similarity index 100%
rename from xmake/modules/private/tools/gcc/parse_deps.lua
rename to xmake/modules/core/tools/gcc/parse_deps.lua
diff --git a/xmake/modules/private/tools/rc/parse_deps.lua b/xmake/modules/core/tools/rc/parse_deps.lua
similarity index 100%
rename from xmake/modules/private/tools/rc/parse_deps.lua
rename to xmake/modules/core/tools/rc/parse_deps.lua