diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/nodejs/NodeJsRootPlugin.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/nodejs/NodeJsRootPlugin.kt
index 0b0f846ec4f..a204752f773 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/nodejs/NodeJsRootPlugin.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/nodejs/NodeJsRootPlugin.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.yarn.YarnPlugin
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.CleanDataTask
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.registerTask
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.withType
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.SingleActionPerProject
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.castIsolatedKotlinPluginClassLoaderAware
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.doNotTrackStateCompat
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ open class NodeJsRootPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
             it.group = TASKS_GROUP_NAME
             it.description = "Find, download and link NPM dependencies and projects"
 
-            it.onlyIf { task ->
+            it.onlyIfCompat("No package.json files for install") { task ->
                 task as KotlinNpmInstallTask
                 task.preparedFiles.all { file ->
                     file.exists()
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/yarn/YarnPlugin.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/yarn/YarnPlugin.kt
index 162bce153f4..5229b8d7e66 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/yarn/YarnPlugin.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/yarn/YarnPlugin.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.yarn.YarnLockCopyTask.Companion.ST
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.yarn.YarnLockCopyTask.Companion.UPGRADE_YARN_LOCK
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.CleanDataTask
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.registerTask
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.onlyIfCompat
 
 open class YarnPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
     override fun apply(project: Project): Unit = project.run {
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ open class YarnPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
             task.npmResolutionManager.value(kotlinNpmResolutionManager)
                 .disallowChanges()
 
-            task.onlyIf {
+            task.onlyIfCompat("Prepare NPM project only in configuring state") {
                 it as RootPackageJsonTask
                 it.npmResolutionManager.get().isConfiguringState()
             }
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/utils/compatibility.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/utils/compatibility.kt
index b4641335b74..256a723bb7e 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/utils/compatibility.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/utils/compatibility.kt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import org.gradle.api.file.FileTree
 import org.gradle.api.internal.project.ProjectInternal
 import org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.testing.TestDescriptorInternal
 import org.gradle.api.provider.Provider
+import org.gradle.api.specs.Spec
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.WorkResult
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.bundling.AbstractArchiveTask
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.TestDescriptor
@@ -78,6 +79,18 @@ internal fun Task.doNotTrackStateCompat(because: String) {
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * According to [Gradle 7.6 release notes](https://docs.gradle.org/7.6/release-notes.html#introduced-ability-to-explain-why-a-task-was-skipped-with-a-message)
+ * [Task.onlyIf] has reason message`
+ */
+internal fun Task.onlyIfCompat(onlyIfReason: String, onlyIfSpec: Spec<in Task>) {
+    if (GradleVersion.current() < GradleVersion.version("7.6")) {
+        onlyIf(onlyIfSpec)
+    } else {
+        onlyIf(onlyIfReason, onlyIfSpec)
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * [ArtifactCollection.getResolvedArtifacts] is available after 7.4 (inclusive)
  */