diff --git a/bin/_6to5-node b/bin/_6to5-node
index c9fe95968f..dd7216d35a 100644
--- a/bin/_6to5-node
+++ b/bin/_6to5-node
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ to5.register({
 //
 
 var _eval = function (code, filename) {
-  code = to5.transform(code, { filename: filename, blacklist: ["useStrict"] }).code;
+  code = to5.transform(code, {
+    filename: filename,
+    blacklist: ["useStrict"],
+    experimental: commander.experimental
+  }).code;
   return vm.runInThisContext(code, filename);
 };