diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-e2e-nightwatch/nightwatch.config.js b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-e2e-nightwatch/nightwatch.config.js
index f7a74aa07..38859429e 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-e2e-nightwatch/nightwatch.config.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-e2e-nightwatch/nightwatch.config.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module.exports = deepmerge({
     host: '127.0.0.1',
     port: 4444,
     cli_args: {
-      'webdriver.chrome.driver': require('chromedriver').path
+      'webdriver.chrome.driver': process.env.APPVEYOR ? '' : require('chromedriver').path
     }
   },