diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/library/files/tsconfig.lib.json.template b/packages/schematics/angular/library/files/tsconfig.lib.json.template
index 730ff84bbe..30e37f49ec 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/library/files/tsconfig.lib.json.template
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/library/files/tsconfig.lib.json.template
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   "compilerOptions": {
     "outDir": "<%= relativePathToWorkspaceRoot %>/out-tsc/lib",
     "target": "es2015",
+    "emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
     "declaration": true,
     "inlineSources": true,
     "types": [],
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/files/tsconfig.json.template b/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/files/tsconfig.json.template
index 6ec9ceb174..1e35a04fa9 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/files/tsconfig.json.template
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/files/tsconfig.json.template
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
     "declaration": false,
     "module": "esnext",
     "moduleResolution": "node",
-    "emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
     "experimentalDecorators": true,
     "importHelpers": true,
     "target": "es2015",