diff --git a/packages/core/src/hydration/compression.ts b/packages/core/src/hydration/compression.ts
index ab073878889..247231d0ea7 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/hydration/compression.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/hydration/compression.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {NodeNavigationStep, REFERENCE_NODE_BODY, REFERENCE_NODE_HOST} from './in
  *  - the `b` char which indicates that the lookup should start from the `document.body`
  *  - the `h` char to start lookup from the component host node (`lView[HOST]`)
  */
-const REF_EXTRACTOR_REGEXP = new RegExp(
+const REF_EXTRACTOR_REGEXP = /* @__PURE__ */ new RegExp(
   `^(\\d+)*(${REFERENCE_NODE_BODY}|${REFERENCE_NODE_HOST})*(.*)`,
 );