diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/js-ir/build.gradle b/libraries/stdlib/js-ir/build.gradle
index 88a0a0b2c09..0b2105adb5a 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/js-ir/build.gradle
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/js-ir/build.gradle
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ node {
     nodeModulesDir = buildDir
 }
 
+task install() {
+    // dummy task to make coreLibsInstall aggregate task not fail
+}
+
 task installMocha(type: NpmTask) {
     args = ['install', 'mocha']
 }