diff --git a/lib/cli/cli.js b/lib/cli/cli.js
index c17d68a99d..b51c2a1973 100755
--- a/lib/cli/cli.js
+++ b/lib/cli/cli.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 const debug = require('debug')('mocha:cli:cli');
 const symbols = require('log-symbols');
-const yargs = require('yargs');
+const yargs = require('yargs/yargs');
 const path = require('path');
 const {loadOptions, YARGS_PARSER_CONFIG} = require('./options');
 const commands = require('./commands');
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ exports.main = (argv = process.argv.slice(2)) => {
 
   Error.stackTraceLimit = Infinity; // configurable via --stack-trace-limit?
 
-  yargs
+  yargs()
     .scriptName('mocha')
     .command(commands.run)
     .command(commands.init)
diff --git a/test/node-unit/cli/run.spec.js b/test/node-unit/cli/run.spec.js
index 6dfe5aaa4f..ed93b09129 100644
--- a/test/node-unit/cli/run.spec.js
+++ b/test/node-unit/cli/run.spec.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe('command', function() {
   describe('run', function() {
     describe('builder', function() {
       const IGNORED_OPTIONS = new Set(['help', 'version']);
-      const options = builder(require('yargs')).getOptions();
+      const options = builder(require('yargs/yargs')().reset()).getOptions();
       ['number', 'string', 'boolean', 'array'].forEach(type => {
         describe(`${type} type`, function() {
           Array.from(new Set(options[type])).forEach(option => {