diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
index 9b816f6d44..4d08d0c167 100644
--- a/.npmrc
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # skip installing optional dependencies to avoid issues with troublesome `fsevents` module
-optional=false
\ No newline at end of file
+omit=optional