diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index baa89715a1..2b66726ade 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -67,6 +67,6 @@
     "uglify-js": "2.4.16"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
-    "kexec": "1.1.1"
+    "kexec": "1.0.0"
   }
 }