diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 74b62967f..53ab005b8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
     "icc": "^1.0.0",
     "mocha": "^5.2.0",
     "mock-fs": "^4.6.0",
-    "nyc": "^13.0.1",
+    "nyc": "^12.0.1",
     "prebuild": "^7.6.2",
     "prebuild-ci": "^2.2.3",
     "rimraf": "^2.6.2",