diff --git a/packages/schematics/src/collection/application/files/__directory__/package.json b/packages/schematics/src/collection/application/files/__directory__/package.json
index ac215055fe..95b00cb3c5 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/src/collection/application/files/__directory__/package.json
+++ b/packages/schematics/src/collection/application/files/__directory__/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "test": "ng test",
     "lint": "ng lint",
     "e2e": "ng e2e",
-    "format": "node ./node_modules/prettier/index.js --single-quote --print-width 120 --write \"{apps,libs}/**/*.ts\"",
+    "format": "node ./node_modules/prettier/bin/prettier.js --single-quote --print-width 120 --write \"{apps,libs}/**/*.ts\"",
     "nx-migrate": "node ./node_modules/@nrwl/schematics/src/migrator/migrator.js"
   },
   "private": true,