diff --git a/docs/basic-features/built-in-css-support.md b/docs/basic-features/built-in-css-support.md
index 822e64599c58..df4d254c93ef 100644
--- a/docs/basic-features/built-in-css-support.md
+++ b/docs/basic-features/built-in-css-support.md
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ You can use component-level Sass via CSS Modules and the `.module.scss` or `.mod
 Before you can use Next.js' built-in Sass support, be sure to install [`sass`](https://github.com/sass/sass):
 
 ```bash
-npm install sass
+npm install --save-dev sass
 ```
 
 Sass support has the same benefits and restrictions as the built-in CSS support detailed above.