diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/ir/KotlinJsIrSubTarget.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/ir/KotlinJsIrSubTarget.kt
index 3d5998126ee..6142d6edd5f 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/ir/KotlinJsIrSubTarget.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/ir/KotlinJsIrSubTarget.kt
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ abstract class KotlinJsIrSubTarget(
                     it.from(project.tasks.named(npmProject.publicPackageJsonTaskName))
                     it.from(binary.linkSyncTask)
 
-                    it.into(binary.distribution.directory)
+                    it.into(binary.distribution.outputDirectory)
                 }
 
                 if (mode == KotlinJsBinaryMode.PRODUCTION) {