diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b93ad0c8..541995f8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "is-mongodb-running": "^1.0.1",
     "lodash.defaults": "^4.2.0",
     "minimist": "^1.2.0",
-    "mkdirp": "^0.5.1",
+    "mkdirp": "^1.0.4",
     "mongodb": "^3.4.0",
     "mongodb-dbpath": "^0.0.1",
     "mongodb-tools": "github:mongodb-js/mongodb-tools#0d1a90f49796c41f6d47c7c7999fe384014a16a0",