diff --git a/scripts/build/babel-register.js b/scripts/build/babel-register.js
index b94a0a803c1a71..e105daae90d12b 100644
--- a/scripts/build/babel-register.js
+++ b/scripts/build/babel-register.js
@@ -44,11 +44,16 @@ function registerForMonorepo() {
 function registerPackage(packageName /*: string */) {
   const packageDir = path.join(PACKAGES_DIR, packageName);
 
-  require('@babel/register')({
+  // Prepare the config object before calling `require('@babel/register')` to
+  // prevent `require` calls within `getBabelConfig` triggering Babel to
+  // attempt to load its config from a babel.config file.
+  const registerConfig = {
     ...getBabelConfig(packageName),
     root: packageDir,
     ignore: [/\/node_modules\//],
-  });
+  };
+
+  require('@babel/register')(registerConfig);
 }
 
 module.exports = {registerForMonorepo};