diff --git a/packages/kbn-babel-transform/options.js b/packages/kbn-babel-transform/options.js
index c8c089f873da7..4b98a790414e7 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-babel-transform/options.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-babel-transform/options.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function getBabelOptions(path, config = {}) {
     ],
     cwd,
     babelrc: false,
-    sourceMaps: !config.disableSourceMaps,
+    sourceMaps: config.disableSourceMaps ? false : 'both',
     ast: false,
   };
 }