diff --git a/local-cli/bundle/buildBundle.js b/local-cli/bundle/buildBundle.js
index cd31e21e0de..426365a2612 100644
--- a/local-cli/bundle/buildBundle.js
+++ b/local-cli/bundle/buildBundle.js
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ async function buildBundle(
     sourceMapUrl = path.basename(sourceMapUrl);
   }
 
-  config.transformModulePath = args.transformer
+  config.transformerPath = args.transformer
     ? path.resolve(args.transformer)
-    : config.transformModulePath;
+    : config.transformerPath;
 
   const requestOpts: RequestOptions = {
     entryFile: args.entryFile,
diff --git a/local-cli/dependencies/dependencies.js b/local-cli/dependencies/dependencies.js
index 6191548073c..e72293e646b 100644
--- a/local-cli/dependencies/dependencies.js
+++ b/local-cli/dependencies/dependencies.js
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ async function dependencies(argv, configPromise, args, packagerInstance) {
   }
 
   config.cacheStores = [];
-  config.transformModulePath = args.transformer
-    ? path.resolve(args.transformer)
-    : config.transformModulePath;
+  if (args.transformer) {
+    config.transformer.babelTransformerPath = path.resolve(args.transformer);
+  }
 
   const relativePath = path.relative(
     config.projectRoot,
diff --git a/local-cli/util/Config.js b/local-cli/util/Config.js
index d6d0134d133..d6a8e24bec5 100644
--- a/local-cli/util/Config.js
+++ b/local-cli/util/Config.js
@@ -76,8 +76,10 @@ const Config = {
       ],
       getPolyfills,
     },
+    transformer: {
+      babelTransformerPath: require.resolve('metro/src/reactNativeTransformer'),
+    },
     watchFolders: getWatchFolders(),
-    transformModulePath: require.resolve('metro/src/reactNativeTransformer'),
   },
 
   async load(configFile: ?string): Promise<ConfigT> {