diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index a949c9c3bf2..6d3b09b3e82 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "noEmit": true,
     "declaration": true,
     "stripInternal": true,
+    "verbatimModuleSyntax": true,
 
     // These are configs specifically for !build and have to be reverted in the tsconfig.build.json
     "skipLibCheck": true,