diff --git a/packages/create-react-app/createReactApp.js b/packages/create-react-app/createReactApp.js
index 51df265120b..bee58806d95 100755
--- a/packages/create-react-app/createReactApp.js
+++ b/packages/create-react-app/createReactApp.js
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ function install(root, useYarn, usePnp, dependencies, verbose, isOnline) {
       command = 'npm';
       args = [
         'install',
+        '--no-audit', // https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app/issues/11174
         '--save',
         '--save-exact',
         '--loglevel',
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/scripts/init.js b/packages/react-scripts/scripts/init.js
index 7b9958e8148..2292368e9bb 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/scripts/init.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/scripts/init.js
@@ -297,7 +297,12 @@ module.exports = function (
   } else {
     command = 'npm';
     remove = 'uninstall';
-    args = ['install', '--save', verbose && '--verbose'].filter(e => e);
+    args = [
+      'install',
+      '--no-audit', // https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app/issues/11174
+      '--save',
+      verbose && '--verbose',
+    ].filter(e => e);
   }
 
   // Install additional template dependencies, if present.