diff --git a/packages/babel-register/src/node.js b/packages/babel-register/src/node.js
index a27b0c87fd37..01e7b3d16e8f 100644
--- a/packages/babel-register/src/node.js
+++ b/packages/babel-register/src/node.js
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ export function revert() {
   if (piratesRevert) piratesRevert();
 }
 
-register();
-
 export default function register(opts?: Object = {}) {
   // Clone to avoid mutating the arguments object with the 'delete's below.
   opts = {
diff --git a/packages/babel-register/src/nodeWrapper.js b/packages/babel-register/src/nodeWrapper.js
index 97666b3ef958..13a7157b0d2a 100644
--- a/packages/babel-register/src/nodeWrapper.js
+++ b/packages/babel-register/src/nodeWrapper.js
@@ -18,4 +18,7 @@ Module._cache = globalModuleCache;
 const smsPath = require.resolve("source-map-support");
 globalModuleCache[smsPath] = internalModuleCache[smsPath];
 
+const register = node.default;
+register();
+
 module.exports = node;