diff --git a/packages/webpack-cli/bin/cli.js b/packages/webpack-cli/bin/cli.js
--- a/bin/cli.js
+++ b/bin/cli.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ if (!process.env.WEBPACK_CLI_SKIP_IMPORT_LOCAL) {
 
 process.title = "webpack";
 
-if (utils.packageExists("webpack")) {
+if (true) {
     runCLI(process.argv, originalModuleCompile);
 } else {
     const { promptInstallation, logger, colors } = utils;