diff --git a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/webpack/configs/common.ts b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/webpack/configs/common.ts
index 083537ac9b4c..17410b92f63c 100644
--- a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/webpack/configs/common.ts
+++ b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/webpack/configs/common.ts
@@ -487,6 +487,10 @@ export function getCommonConfig(wco: WebpackConfigOptions): Configuration {
         ...extraRules,
       ],
     },
+    experiments: {
+      syncWebAssembly: true,
+      asyncWebAssembly: true,
+    },
     cache: !!buildOptions.watch &&
       !cachingDisabled && {
         type: 'memory',