diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d97a9c26aa3..5778598c96a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "loader-runner": "^2.1.0",
     "loader-utils": "^0.2.11",
     "memory-fs": "~0.3.0",
-    "mkdirp": "~0.5.0",
+    "mkdirp": "~1.0.0",
     "node-libs-browser": "^1.0.0",
     "object-assign": "^4.0.1",
     "source-map": "^0.5.3",