diff --git a/mvvm-core/src/androidMain/kotlin/dev/icerock/moko/mvvm/viewmodel/ViewModel.kt b/mvvm-core/src/androidMain/kotlin/dev/icerock/moko/mvvm/viewmodel/ViewModel.kt
index e47c8a1e..77481d0a 100644
--- a/mvvm-core/src/androidMain/kotlin/dev/icerock/moko/mvvm/viewmodel/ViewModel.kt
+++ b/mvvm-core/src/androidMain/kotlin/dev/icerock/moko/mvvm/viewmodel/ViewModel.kt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.cancel
 
 @Suppress("EmptyDefaultConstructor")
 actual open class ViewModel actual constructor() : ViewModel() {
-    protected actual val viewModelScope: CoroutineScope = createViewModelScope()
+    actual val viewModelScope: CoroutineScope = createViewModelScope()
 
     public actual override fun onCleared() {
         super.onCleared()
diff --git a/mvvm-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/icerock/moko/mvvm/viewmodel/ViewModel.kt b/mvvm-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/icerock/moko/mvvm/viewmodel/ViewModel.kt
index e0bb68f5..b9003b95 100644
--- a/mvvm-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/icerock/moko/mvvm/viewmodel/ViewModel.kt
+++ b/mvvm-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/icerock/moko/mvvm/viewmodel/ViewModel.kt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 
 @Suppress("EmptyDefaultConstructor")
 expect open class ViewModel() {
-    protected val viewModelScope: CoroutineScope
+    val viewModelScope: CoroutineScope
 
     open fun onCleared()
 }
diff --git a/mvvm-core/src/nonAndroidMain/kotlin/dev/icerock/moko/mvvm/viewmodel/ViewModel.kt b/mvvm-core/src/nonAndroidMain/kotlin/dev/icerock/moko/mvvm/viewmodel/ViewModel.kt
index 323a0482..19162ee4 100644
--- a/mvvm-core/src/nonAndroidMain/kotlin/dev/icerock/moko/mvvm/viewmodel/ViewModel.kt
+++ b/mvvm-core/src/nonAndroidMain/kotlin/dev/icerock/moko/mvvm/viewmodel/ViewModel.kt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.cancel
 
 @Suppress("EmptyDefaultConstructor")
 actual open class ViewModel actual constructor() {
-    protected actual val viewModelScope: CoroutineScope = createViewModelScope()
+    actual val viewModelScope: CoroutineScope = createViewModelScope()
 
     actual open fun onCleared() {
         viewModelScope.cancel()