diff --git a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/angular-cli-files/models/webpack-configs/common.ts b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/angular-cli-files/models/webpack-configs/common.ts
index 362c57807c..b6fb803b50 100644
--- a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/angular-cli-files/models/webpack-configs/common.ts
+++ b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/angular-cli-files/models/webpack-configs/common.ts
@@ -489,6 +489,7 @@ export function getCommonConfig(wco: WebpackConfigOptions): Configuration {
       alias,
     },
     resolveLoader: {
+      symlinks: !buildOptions.preserveSymlinks,
       modules: loaderNodeModules,
     },
     context: projectRoot,