diff --git a/packages/gatsby-plugin-page-creator/package.json b/packages/gatsby-plugin-page-creator/package.json
index b90a6f9e9d495..21a14654534ec 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-plugin-page-creator/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby-plugin-page-creator/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.0.0",
     "bluebird": "^3.5.0",
-    "chokidar": "^1.7.0",
+    "chokidar": "^2.0.0",
     "fs-exists-cached": "^1.0.0",
     "glob": "^7.1.1",
     "lodash": "^4.17.10",