diff --git a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/webpack/plugins/javascript-optimizer-worker.ts b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/webpack/plugins/javascript-optimizer-worker.ts
index e964ac01c3c2..0e423bedb223 100644
--- a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/webpack/plugins/javascript-optimizer-worker.ts
+++ b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/webpack/plugins/javascript-optimizer-worker.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ async function optimizeWithTerser(
     { [name]: code },
     {
       compress: {
-        passes: advanced ? 3 : 1,
+        passes: advanced ? 2 : 1,
         pure_getters: advanced,
       },
       ecma: target,