diff --git a/lib/instrumenters/istanbul.js b/lib/instrumenters/istanbul.js
index 4340f6081..fa95e36b0 100644
--- a/lib/instrumenters/istanbul.js
+++ b/lib/instrumenters/istanbul.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const convertSourceMap = require('convert-source-map')
 const mergeSourceMap = require('merge-source-map')
 
 function InstrumenterIstanbul (options) {
-  const plugins = options.parserPlugins
+  const { plugins } = options
   const configPlugins = plugins ? { plugins } : {}
 
   const instrumenter = createInstrumenter(Object.assign({