diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8ffb382..3e09838 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "main": "index.js",
   "dependencies": {
     "has": "^1.0.0",
-    "level": "~0.18.0",
+    "level-prebuilt": "^0.18.0-3",
     "multileveldown": "^1.0.2",
     "pump": "^1.0.0"
   },