diff --git a/react-native-git-upgrade/cli.js b/react-native-git-upgrade/cli.js
index 19103c9fefb9df..d54cf4a26beed6 100644
--- a/react-native-git-upgrade/cli.js
+++ b/react-native-git-upgrade/cli.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 require('babel-register')({
+  babelrc: false,
   presets: [
     require('babel-preset-es2015-node'),
     require('babel-preset-stage-3'),