diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 692929b2..bd1d959a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "build": "npm run compile",
     "clean": "rimraf ./build/",
     "codecov": "c8 report --reporter=json && codecov -f coverage/*.json",
-    "compile": "tsc -p .",
+    "compile": "tsc",
     "postcompile": "ncp template build/template",
     "lint": "eslint '**/*.ts'",
     "prepare": "npm run compile",
diff --git a/src/init.ts b/src/init.ts
index a0bdc7aa..2ca77e73 100644
--- a/src/init.ts
+++ b/src/init.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export async function addScripts(
   const scripts: Bag<string> = {
     check: `gts check`,
     clean: 'gts clean',
-    compile: `tsc -p .`,
+    compile: `tsc`,
     fix: `gts fix`,
     prepare: `${pkgManager} run compile`,
     pretest: `${pkgManager} run compile`,
diff --git a/test/test-init.ts b/test/test-init.ts
index b3b03a43..c3e26bab 100644
--- a/test/test-init.ts
+++ b/test/test-init.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ describe('init', () => {
     const SCRIPTS = {
       check: `fake check`,
       clean: 'fake clean',
-      compile: `fake tsc -p .`,
+      compile: `fake tsc`,
       fix: `fake fix`,
       prepare: `fake run compile`,
       pretest: `fake run compile`,
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ describe('init', () => {
     const SCRIPTS = {
       check: `fake check`,
       clean: 'fake clean',
-      compile: `fake tsc -p .`,
+      compile: `fake tsc`,
       fix: `fake fix`,
       prepare: `fake run compile`,
       pretest: `fake run compile`,