diff --git a/com.ibm.wala.cast.js.nodejs/build.gradle b/com.ibm.wala.cast.js.nodejs/build.gradle
index 3419d23b0..51e7e6d35 100644
--- a/com.ibm.wala.cast.js.nodejs/build.gradle
+++ b/com.ibm.wala.cast.js.nodejs/build.gradle
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ task downloadNodeJS(type: de.undercouch.gradle.tasks.download.Download) {
 }
 
 task verifyNodeJS(type: VerifyWithStamp, dependsOn: downloadNodeJS) {
-	src downloadNodeJS.outputs.files[0]
+	src files(downloadNodeJS)[0]
 	checksum '33c5ba7a5d45644e70d268d8ad3e57df'
 }