The ratio of the electron and muon widths of the J/psi meson has been measured using direct J/psi decays in the KEDR experiment at the VEPP-4M electron-positron collider. The resultGamma(e+e-)(J/psi)/Gamma(mu+mu-)(J/psi) = 1.0022 +/- 0.0044 +/- 0.0048 (0.65%)is in good agreement with the lepton universality. The experience collected during this analysis will be used for J/psi lepton width determination with up to 1% accuracy. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.