diff --git a/script/lib/create-windows-installer.js b/script/lib/create-windows-installer.js
index 4236bf344..e8494b06d 100644
--- a/script/lib/create-windows-installer.js
+++ b/script/lib/create-windows-installer.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ module.exports = (packagedAppPath, codeSign) => {
     iconUrl: `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/atom/atom/master/resources/app-icons/${CONFIG.channel}/atom.ico`,
     loadingGif: path.join(CONFIG.repositoryRootPath, 'resources', 'win', 'loading.gif'),
     outputDirectory: CONFIG.buildOutputPath,
+    noMsi: true,
     remoteReleases: `https://atom.io/api/updates${archSuffix}?version=${CONFIG.appMetadata.version}`,
     setupIcon: path.join(CONFIG.repositoryRootPath, 'resources', 'app-icons', CONFIG.channel, 'atom.ico')
   }