diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ac6d63a8de01c00529bd69f9551cb92a16e6a043..caebfb67b9a8b31a1cdc4b692417d942bb74230e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/acorn/-/acorn-7.1.1.tgz",
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     "acorn-jsx": {
@@ -825,6 +825,14 @@
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         "glob": "^7.0.3",
         "merge": "^1.2.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
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+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/acorn/-/acorn-5.7.4.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-1D++VG7BhrtvQpNbBzovKNc1FLGGEE/oGe7b9xJm/RFHMBeUaUGpluV9RLjZa47YFdPcDAenEYuq9pQPcMdLJg==",
+          "dev": true
+        }
       }
     },
     "node-gyp": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e8effaa48c5de9a69f6515a1725e42fe62b4cfb0..bcc8ac639b826c8678c9c02383aa280f959b994c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
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     "nativejsx": "https://github.com/j3l11234/nativejsx/archive/4.2.0.2.tar.gz",
-    "node-sass": "^4.14.0"
+    "node-sass": "^4.14.0",
+    "acorn": ">=5.7.4"
   }
 }