diff --git a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/webpack/configs/common.ts b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/webpack/configs/common.ts
index b8ff8c2d64..0e7d987646 100644
--- a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/webpack/configs/common.ts
+++ b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/webpack/configs/common.ts
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ export async function getCommonConfig(wco: WebpackConfigOptions): Promise<Config
       backCompat: false,
       syncWebAssembly: true,
       asyncWebAssembly: true,
+      topLevelAwait: false,
     },
     infrastructureLogging: {
       debug: verbose,