diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-e2e-nightwatch/nightwatch.config.js b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-e2e-nightwatch/nightwatch.config.js
index f7a74aa07a..ab2f46d3bb 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-e2e-nightwatch/nightwatch.config.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-e2e-nightwatch/nightwatch.config.js
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ module.exports = deepmerge({
     chrome: {
       desiredCapabilities: {
         browserName: 'chrome',
+        chromeOptions: {
+          w3c: false
+        },
         javascriptEnabled: true,
         acceptSslCerts: true
       }