diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 70ada6fef15c3..5304c5f53b83f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
         "type": "git",
         "url": "https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript.git"
     },
-    "preferGlobal": true,
     "main": "./bin/typescript.js",
     "bin": {
         "tsc": "./bin/tsc",