diff --git a/src/__tests__/createModuleSpec.mjs b/src/__tests__/createModuleSpec.mjs
index 37ae4de..2119765 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/createModuleSpec.mjs
+++ b/src/__tests__/createModuleSpec.mjs
@@ -63,7 +63,14 @@ describe('createModule', () => {
 
       expect(execa.mock.calls[0]).toEqual([
         'npm',
-        ['install', '--save', '--ignore-scripts', 'react', 'react-dom'],
+        [
+          'install',
+          '--save',
+          '--ignore-scripts',
+          '--bin-links=false',
+          'react',
+          'react-dom',
+        ],
         { cwd: 'folder' },
       ]);
     });
diff --git a/src/createModule.mjs b/src/createModule.mjs
index 5b246ab..b652465 100644
--- a/src/createModule.mjs
+++ b/src/createModule.mjs
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@ export async function createIndex({ packages, TMP }) {
 }
 
 export async function installDependencies({ packages, options, TMP }) {
-  const installArgs = ['install', '--save', '--ignore-scripts'].concat(
-    packages
-  );
+  const installArgs = [
+    'install',
+    '--save',
+    '--ignore-scripts',
+    '--bin-links=false',
+  ].concat(packages);
 
   if (options.registry) {
     installArgs.push('--registry', options.registry);