diff --git a/lib/server/readMetadata.js b/lib/server/readMetadata.js
index 1e643f30bb..e99178abf2 100644
--- a/lib/server/readMetadata.js
+++ b/lib/server/readMetadata.js
@@ -331,7 +331,8 @@ function generateMetadataDocs() {
   fs.writeFileSync(
     __dirname + '/../core/metadata.js',
     '/**\n' +
-      ' * @generated\n' +
+    ' * @' +
+    'generated\n' + // separate this out for Nuclide treating @generated as readonly
       ' */\n' +
       'module.exports = ' +
       JSON.stringify(metadatas, null, 2) +
@@ -397,7 +398,8 @@ function generateMetadataBlog() {
   fs.writeFileSync(
     __dirname + '/../core/MetadataBlog.js',
     '/**\n' +
-      ' * @generated\n' +
+    ' * @' +
+    'generated\n' + // separate this out for Nuclide treating @generated as readonly
       ' */\n' +
       'module.exports = ' +
       JSON.stringify(sortedMetadatas, null, 2) +