diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 12282e82b550f2..eae6eb0b6c28c4 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -65,7 +65,19 @@ node_repositories(
 
 yarn_install(
     name = "npm",
+    data = [
+        "//:tools/npm/@angular_bazel/index.js",
+        "//:tools/npm/@angular_bazel/package.json",
+        "//:tools/postinstall-patches.js",
+        "//:tools/yarn/check-yarn.js",
+    ],
     package_json = "//:package.json",
+    # Don't install devDependencies, they are large and not used under Bazel
+    prod_only = True,
+    # Temporarily disable node_modules symlinking until the fix for
+    # https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/8487 makes it into a
+    # future Bazel release
+    symlink_node_modules = False,
     yarn_lock = "//:yarn.lock",
 )
 
diff --git a/packages/bazel/src/builders/files/WORKSPACE.template b/packages/bazel/src/builders/files/WORKSPACE.template
index ff5e14b07e235d..ce1bb868be989d 100644
--- a/packages/bazel/src/builders/files/WORKSPACE.template
+++ b/packages/bazel/src/builders/files/WORKSPACE.template
@@ -52,7 +52,12 @@ Try running `yarn bazel` instead.
 )
 yarn_install(
     name = "npm",
+    data = ["//:angular-metadata.tsconfig.json"],
     package_json = "//:package.json",
+    # Temporarily disable node_modules symlinking until the fix for
+    # https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/8487 makes it into a
+    # future Bazel release
+    symlink_node_modules = False,
     yarn_lock = "//:yarn.lock",
 )