diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
index 130bd7cf537..a04d3b5ce6b 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ module.exports = {
   node: {
     fs: 'empty',
     net: 'empty',
-    tls: 'empty'
+    tls: 'empty',
+    child_process: 'empty'
   }
 };
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
index a2748b8ad0b..45e76adcea6 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ module.exports = {
   node: {
     fs: 'empty',
     net: 'empty',
-    tls: 'empty'
+    tls: 'empty',
+    child_process: 'empty'
   }
 };