diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/nodejs/NodeJsExec.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/nodejs/NodeJsExec.kt
index 67e8ccd7c85..0a218b8f7bb 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/nodejs/NodeJsExec.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/nodejs/NodeJsExec.kt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.npmProject
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.Kotlin2JsCompile
 import java.io.File
 
-class NodeJsExec : AbstractExecTask<NodeJsExec>(NodeJsExec::class.java) {
+open class NodeJsExec : AbstractExecTask<NodeJsExec>(NodeJsExec::class.java) {
     private val npmProject by lazy { project.npmProject }
 
     init {