diff --git a/test/smoke/package.json b/test/smoke/package.json
index b9d8daa47e1..647d5e70b2b 100644
--- a/test/smoke/package.json
+++ b/test/smoke/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "main": "./src/main.js",
   "scripts": {
     "postinstall": "npm run compile",
+    "precompile": "yarn add vscode-automation@link:../automation",
     "compile": "yarn --cwd ../automation compile && tsc",
     "watch": "concurrently \"yarn --cwd ../automation watch --preserveWatchOutput\" \"tsc --watch --preserveWatchOutput\"",
     "mocha": "mocha"