diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/HasKotlinDependencies.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/HasKotlinDependencies.kt
index 68c2b1221ca..756f1ecf239 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/HasKotlinDependencies.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/HasKotlinDependencies.kt
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ interface KotlinDependencyHandler {
     ): Dependency = npm(
         name = name,
         version = version,
-        generateExternals = DEFAULT_GENERATE_KOTLIN_EXTERNALS
+        generateExternals = DEFAULT_GENERATE_EXTERNALS
     )
 
     fun npm(
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ interface KotlinDependencyHandler {
     ): Dependency = npm(
         name = name,
         directory = directory,
-        generateExternals = DEFAULT_GENERATE_KOTLIN_EXTERNALS
+        generateExternals = DEFAULT_GENERATE_EXTERNALS
     )
 
     fun npm(
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ interface KotlinDependencyHandler {
         directory: File
     ): Dependency = npm(
         directory = directory,
-        generateExternals = DEFAULT_GENERATE_KOTLIN_EXTERNALS
+        generateExternals = DEFAULT_GENERATE_EXTERNALS
     )
 
     fun devNpm(
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ interface KotlinDependencyHandler {
     ): Dependency = optionalNpm(
         name = name,
         version = version,
-        generateExternals = DEFAULT_GENERATE_KOTLIN_EXTERNALS
+        generateExternals = DEFAULT_GENERATE_EXTERNALS
     )
 
     fun optionalNpm(
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ interface KotlinDependencyHandler {
     ): Dependency = optionalNpm(
         name = name,
         directory = directory,
-        generateExternals = DEFAULT_GENERATE_KOTLIN_EXTERNALS
+        generateExternals = DEFAULT_GENERATE_EXTERNALS
     )
 
     fun optionalNpm(
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ interface KotlinDependencyHandler {
         directory: File
     ): Dependency = optionalNpm(
         directory = directory,
-        generateExternals = DEFAULT_GENERATE_KOTLIN_EXTERNALS
+        generateExternals = DEFAULT_GENERATE_EXTERNALS
     )
 
     fun peerNpm(
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/NpmConstants.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/NpmConstants.kt
index dc87f450f16..96b18592ecf 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/NpmConstants.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/NpmConstants.kt
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin
 
-const val DEFAULT_GENERATE_KOTLIN_EXTERNALS = false
\ No newline at end of file
+const val DEFAULT_GENERATE_EXTERNALS = false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinProperties.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinProperties.kt
index 29a277ba477..144174f41f3 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinProperties.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinProperties.kt
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ internal class PropertiesProvider private constructor(private val project: Proje
      * Generate kotlin/js external declarations from all .d.ts files found in npm modules
      */
     val jsGenerateExternals: Boolean
-        get() = booleanProperty("kotlin.js.generate.externals") ?: DEFAULT_GENERATE_KOTLIN_EXTERNALS
+        get() = booleanProperty("kotlin.js.generate.externals") ?: DEFAULT_GENERATE_EXTERNALS
 
     /**
      * Automaticaly discover external .d.ts declarations