diff --git a/packages/babel/src/transformation/transformers/es7/async-functions.js b/packages/babel/src/transformation/transformers/es7/async-functions.js
index 83435eaaaa..c5296c508a 100644
--- a/packages/babel/src/transformation/transformers/es7/async-functions.js
+++ b/packages/babel/src/transformation/transformers/es7/async-functions.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export var metadata = {
-  stage: 2
+  stage: 3
 };