diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 95d7d3c89..b224cdbdf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@
     "babel-generator": "^6.21.0",
     "babel-plugin-external-helpers": "^6.18.0",
     "babel-plugin-syntax-trailing-function-commas": "^6.20.0",
+    "babel-plugin-transform-async-to-generator": "6.16.0",
     "babel-plugin-transform-flow-strip-types": "^6.21.0",
     "babel-plugin-transform-object-rest-spread": "^6.20.2",
     "babel-polyfill": "^6.20.0",
diff --git a/packager/babelRegisterOnly.js b/packager/babelRegisterOnly.js
index a4f96afd3..56fa8c328 100644
--- a/packager/babelRegisterOnly.js
+++ b/packager/babelRegisterOnly.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ function config(onlyList) {
       'transform-flow-strip-types',
       'syntax-trailing-function-commas',
       'transform-object-rest-spread',
+      'transform-async-to-generator',
     ],
     only: _only,
     retainLines: true,