diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/package.json b/packages/babel-cli/package.json
index 32ef2662bd..7de561ecf2 100644
--- a/packages/babel-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "source-map": "^0.5.0"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
-    "chokidar": "^1.6.1"
+    "chokidar": "^2.0.3"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "7.0.0-beta.46"