diff --git a/packages/react-test-renderer/npm/shallow.js b/packages/react-test-renderer/npm/shallow.js
index 8c558b509a3c6..636c385d716b8 100644
--- a/packages/react-test-renderer/npm/shallow.js
+++ b/packages/react-test-renderer/npm/shallow.js
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 'use strict';
 
-module.exports = require('react-shallow-renderer');
+var ReactShallowRenderer = require('react-shallow-renderer');
+
+// This is hacky but makes it work with webpack preferring to load ESM
+// even if imported via `require()`, and `react-shallow-renderer` ships with ESM.
+// See https://github.com/webpack/webpack/issues/7973
+module.exports = ReactShallowRenderer.default || ReactShallowRenderer;