diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/README.md b/packages/babel-cli/README.md
index c0a459c82d..df39257e57 100644
--- a/packages/babel-cli/README.md
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ## Install
 
 ```sh
-$ npm install --global babel-cli
+$ npm install babel-cli
 ```
 
 ## Usage