diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/subtargets/KotlinBrowserJs.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/subtargets/KotlinBrowserJs.kt
index de71f7bebdb..a4214821582 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/subtargets/KotlinBrowserJs.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/subtargets/KotlinBrowserJs.kt
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ open class KotlinBrowserJs @Inject constructor(target: KotlinJsTarget) :
 
             it.dependsOn(kotlinTask)
 
+            it.kotlinFilesOnly = true
+
             it.classpath = project.configurations.getByName(compilation.compileDependencyConfigurationName)
             it.destinationDir = it.dceOptions.outputDirectory?.let { File(it) }
                 ?: compilation.npmProject.dir.resolve(DCE_DIR)
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/KotlinJsDce.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/KotlinJsDce.kt
index 545e9d3d007..79afad61e6c 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/KotlinJsDce.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/KotlinJsDce.kt
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ open class KotlinJsDce : AbstractKotlinCompileTool<K2JSDceArguments>(), KotlinJs
 
     private val dceOptionsImpl = KotlinJsDceOptionsImpl()
 
+    // DCE can be broken in case of non-kotlin js files or modules
+    @Internal
+    var kotlinFilesOnly: Boolean = false
+
     @get:Internal
     override val dceOptions: KotlinJsDceOptions
         get() = dceOptionsImpl
@@ -68,7 +72,7 @@ open class KotlinJsDce : AbstractKotlinCompileTool<K2JSDceArguments>(), KotlinJs
     @TaskAction
     fun performDce() {
         val inputFiles = (listOf(source) + classpath
-            .filter { isDceCandidate(it) }
+            .filter { !kotlinFilesOnly || isDceCandidate(it) }
             .map { project.fileTree(it) })
             .reduce(FileTree::plus)
             .files.map { it.path }