diff --git a/lib/ember-addon-main.js b/lib/ember-addon-main.js
index 6b1fb8ce..d3b20b07 100644
--- a/lib/ember-addon-main.js
+++ b/lib/ember-addon-main.js
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
     let isProduction = process.env.EMBER_ENV === 'production';
 
-    let checker = new VersionChecker(this.parent).for('ember-source', 'npm');
+    let checker = new VersionChecker(this.project).for('ember-source', 'npm');
     this._requiresModuleApiPolyfill = checker.exists() && checker.lt('3.27.0-alpha.1');
 
     // add the babel-plugin-htmlbars-inline-precompile to the list of plugins