diff --git a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/builders/application/execute-build.ts b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/builders/application/execute-build.ts
index b1d7bfded5..23ba4fd7be 100644
--- a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/builders/application/execute-build.ts
+++ b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/builders/application/execute-build.ts
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export async function executeBuild(
     // Global Scripts
     if (options.globalScripts.length > 0) {
       for (const initial of [true, false]) {
-        const bundleOptions = createGlobalScriptsBundleOptions(options, initial);
+        const bundleOptions = createGlobalScriptsBundleOptions(options, target, initial);
         if (bundleOptions) {
           bundlerContexts.push(
             new BundlerContext(workspaceRoot, !!options.watch, bundleOptions, () => initial),
diff --git a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/tools/esbuild/global-scripts.ts b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/tools/esbuild/global-scripts.ts
index 467b12f3cb..e6661a8c03 100644
--- a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/tools/esbuild/global-scripts.ts
+++ b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/tools/esbuild/global-scripts.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { createVirtualModulePlugin } from './virtual-module-plugin';
  */
 export function createGlobalScriptsBundleOptions(
   options: NormalizedApplicationBuildOptions,
+  target: string[],
   initial: boolean,
 ): BundlerOptionsFactory | undefined {
   const {
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ export function createGlobalScriptsBundleOptions(
       sourcemap: sourcemapOptions.scripts && (sourcemapOptions.hidden ? 'external' : true),
       write: false,
       platform: 'neutral',
+      target,
       preserveSymlinks,
       plugins: [
         createSourcemapIgnorelistPlugin(),