diff --git a/lib/generate.js b/lib/generate.js
index 62dc708a95..07b111c4a9 100644
--- a/lib/generate.js
+++ b/lib/generate.js
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export default async function () {
     const workers = routes.length < numWorkers ? routes.length : numWorkers
     for (let i = 0; i < workers; i++) {
       prmiseArray.push(new Promise((resolve) => {
-        childProcess.exec(`node ./bin/nuxt generate . child-${i}`, (err, stdout, stderr) => {
+        childProcess.exec(`npm run generate . child-${i}`, (err, stdout, stderr) => {
           if (err) {
             debug(`child-${i} has error ${err}`)
           } else {