diff --git a/packages/gatsby-1-config-css-modules/src/index.js b/packages/gatsby-1-config-css-modules/src/index.js
index 48d7f378e42bd..9f8f69fd1fd4c 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-1-config-css-modules/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/gatsby-1-config-css-modules/src/index.js
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ const LOCAL_IDENT_NAME = `[path]---[name]---[local]---[hash:base64:5]`
 exports.LOCAL_IDENT_NAME = LOCAL_IDENT_NAME
 
 exports.cssModulesConfig = stage => {
-  const loader = `css?modules&minimize&importLoaders=1&localIdentName=${LOCAL_IDENT_NAME}`
+  const loader = `css?modules&camelCase=true&minimize&importLoaders=1&localIdentName=${LOCAL_IDENT_NAME}`
   return stage.startsWith(`build`) ? loader : `${loader}&sourceMap`
 }