diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler-cli/BUILD.bazel
index 47b250741d1..6212b69a8bd 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/BUILD.bazel
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ esbuild(
     ],
     format = "esm",
     platform = "node",
+    splitting = True,
     target = "node12",
     deps = PUBLIC_TARGETS,
 )