diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/package.json b/packages/react-scripts/package.json
index f11cd1a179a..30e27310dc2 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/package.json
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
     "react-dom": "^16.3.2"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
-    "fsevents": "1.2.4"
+    "fsevents": "^1.2.9"
   },
   "browserslist": [
     ">0.2%",