diff --git a/packages/@ionic/cli/src/lib/utils/npm.ts b/packages/@ionic/cli/src/lib/utils/npm.ts
index c717b1924..74b2f9de5 100644
--- a/packages/@ionic/cli/src/lib/utils/npm.ts
+++ b/packages/@ionic/cli/src/lib/utils/npm.ts
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ export async function pkgManagerArgs(npmClient: NpmClient, options: PkgManagerOp
   }
 
   if (cmd === 'run' && options.script && options.scriptArgs && options.scriptArgs.length > 0) {
-    if (npmClient === 'npm' || npmClient === 'pnpm') {
+    if (npmClient === 'npm') {
       installerArgs.push('--');
     }