diff --git a/docs/getting_started/prerequisites.rst b/docs/getting_started/prerequisites.rst
index 9c65c6056a2139fff328b4851a94bec0d7fdecb7..d116ce1e6be4465df68346d8778db6a3e3537a87 100644
--- a/docs/getting_started/prerequisites.rst
+++ b/docs/getting_started/prerequisites.rst
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ running from within your newly-cloned repository:
 
 .. code:: shell
 
-    npm install
+    npm install --no-save
 
 If you have opted **not** to install Node.js, you can install the Gerrit hook
 manually by running: