diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index 6bd5e9baa..e5df1e7d3 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
-const MemoryFileSystem = require('memory-fs');
+const { Volume } = require('memfs');
+// TODO: move these two functions to a better place
+const memoryFsJoin = require('memory-fs/lib/join');
+const memoryFsNormalize = require('memory-fs/lib/normalize');
 const { colors } = require('webpack-log');
 const NodeOutputFileSystem = require('webpack/lib/node/NodeOutputFileSystem');
 const DevMiddlewareError = require('./DevMiddlewareError');
@@ -60,12 +63,14 @@ module.exports = {
 
     let fileSystem;
     // store our files in memory
-    const isMemoryFs = !compiler.compilers && compiler.outputFileSystem instanceof MemoryFileSystem;
+    const isMemoryFs = !compiler.compilers && compiler.outputFileSystem instanceof Volume;
 
     if (isMemoryFs) {
       fileSystem = compiler.outputFileSystem;
     } else {
-      fileSystem = new MemoryFileSystem();
+      fileSystem = new Volume();
+      fileSystem.join = memoryFsJoin;
+      fileSystem.normalize = memoryFsNormalize;
       compiler.outputFileSystem = fileSystem;
     }
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c3d95e8af..bd7f9efd3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -2543,6 +2543,11 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-ewUhjd+WZ79/Nwv3/bLLFf3Qqkk=",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "fast-extend": {
+      "version": "0.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fast-extend/-/fast-extend-0.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-9exCz0C5Rg9SGmOH37Ut7u1nHb0="
+    },
     "fast-json-stable-stringify": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fast-json-stable-stringify/-/fast-json-stable-stringify-2.0.0.tgz",
@@ -2821,6 +2826,11 @@
         "minipass": "^2.2.1"
       }
     },
+    "fs-monkey": {
+      "version": "0.3.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fs-monkey/-/fs-monkey-0.3.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FNUvuTAJ3CqCQb5ELn+qCbGR/Zllhf2HtwsdAtBi59s1WeCjKMT81fHcSu7dwIskqGVK+MmOrb7VOBlq3/SItw=="
+    },
     "fs-write-stream-atomic": {
       "version": "1.0.10",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fs-write-stream-atomic/-/fs-write-stream-atomic-1.0.10.tgz",
@@ -3997,6 +4007,15 @@
         "mimic-fn": "^1.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "memfs": {
+      "version": "2.15.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/memfs/-/memfs-2.15.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vktLqfHB1K4I9oiWlG4VjbztEreU5LqgnTnlVimr4bKNhJwjTmKg5+eYIimmNiKVUolTUrWSy2k/KEyqqLqZrQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "fast-extend": "0.0.2",
+        "fs-monkey": "^0.3.3"
+      }
+    },
     "memory-fs": {
       "version": "0.4.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/memory-fs/-/memory-fs-0.4.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b45de43f4..1a93a5b3d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     "release": "standard-version"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "memfs": "^2.15.0",
     "memory-fs": "~0.4.1",
     "mime": "^2.3.1",
     "range-parser": "^1.0.3",