diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/AbstractNodeModulesCache.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/AbstractNodeModulesCache.kt
index d84e8e92901..9f5c685a3d8 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/AbstractNodeModulesCache.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/AbstractNodeModulesCache.kt
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ fun makeNodeModule(
 
     val gson = GsonBuilder()
         .setPrettyPrinting()
+        .disableHtmlEscaping()
         .create()
 
     files(dir)
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/PackageJson.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/PackageJson.kt
index 5042d601e6a..bcd641620aa 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/PackageJson.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/PackageJson.kt
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ class PackageJson(
     fun saveTo(packageJsonFile: File) {
         val gson = GsonBuilder()
             .setPrettyPrinting()
+            .disableHtmlEscaping()
             .addSerializationExclusionStrategy(
                 object : ExclusionStrategy {
                     override fun shouldSkipField(f: FieldAttributes?): Boolean =