diff --git a/packages/builder/src/webpack/base.js b/packages/builder/src/webpack/base.js
index 5956e1c32f..c7efcadb08 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/webpack/base.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/webpack/base.js
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ export default class WebpackBaseConfig {
           return !modulesToTranspile.some(module => module.test(file))
         },
         use: perfLoader.pool('js', {
-          loader: 'babel-loader',
+          loader: require.resolve('babel-loader'),
           options: this.getBabelOptions()
         })
       },
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/webpack/utils/perf-loader.js b/packages/builder/src/webpack/utils/perf-loader.js
index d9b7bd10cc..5414c84664 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/webpack/utils/perf-loader.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/webpack/utils/perf-loader.js
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ export default class PerfLoader {
   }
 
   warmupAll() {
-    this.warmup(this.workerPools.js, ['babel-loader', '@babel/preset-env'])
+    this.warmup(this.workerPools.js, [
+      require.resolve('babel-loader'),
+      require.resolve('@babel/preset-env')
+    ])
     this.warmup(this.workerPools.css, ['css-loader'])
   }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/wp.config.test.js b/test/unit/wp.config.test.js
index 8d3aea4deb..b586ece91b 100644
--- a/test/unit/wp.config.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/wp.config.test.js
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ describe('webpack configuration', () => {
     perfLoader.warmup = jest.fn()
     perfLoader.warmupAll()
     expect(perfLoader.warmup).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
-    expect(perfLoader.warmup).toHaveBeenCalledWith(js, ['babel-loader', '@babel/preset-env'])
+    expect(perfLoader.warmup).toHaveBeenCalledWith(js, [
+      require.resolve('babel-loader'),
+      require.resolve('@babel/preset-env')
+    ])
     expect(perfLoader.warmup).toHaveBeenCalledWith(css, ['css-loader'])
 
     const loaders = perfLoader.pool('js', { loader: 'test-perf-loader' })