diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-compute/synth.py b/packages/google-cloud-compute/synth.py
index 08e6b9bcbcd..227da9cae92 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-compute/synth.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-compute/synth.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 common_templates = gcp.CommonTemplates()
 templates = common_templates.node_library()
-s.copy(templates, exclude=[
+s.copy(templates, excludes=[
   '.mocharc.js'
 ])
 node.install()