diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli/lib/util/generateReadme.js b/packages/@vue/cli/lib/util/generateReadme.js
index e251d65a98..78f923ecdd 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli/lib/util/generateReadme.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli/lib/util/generateReadme.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const descriptions = {
 
 function printScripts (pkg, packageManager) {
   return Object.keys(pkg.scripts || {}).map(key => {
-    if (!descriptions[key]) return ''
+    if (!descriptions[key] || !pkg.scripts[key]) return ''
     return [
       `\n### ${descriptions[key]}`,
       '```',