diff --git a/packages/cli/test/unit/__snapshots__/webpack.test.js.snap b/packages/cli/test/unit/__snapshots__/webpack.test.js.snap
index 8f2278dc36..d0ffed3e40 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/unit/__snapshots__/webpack.test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/cli/test/unit/__snapshots__/webpack.test.js.snap
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ exports[`webpack nuxt webpack module.rules 1`] = `
   Object {
     \\"exclude\\": [Function exclude],
     \\"test\\": /\\\\.m?jsx?$/i,
+    \\"type\\": \\"javascript/auto\\",
     \\"use\\": Array [
       Object {
         \\"loader\\": \\"<nuxtDir>/node_modules/babel-loader/lib/index.js\\",
@@ -674,6 +675,7 @@ exports[`webpack nuxt webpack module.rules test=.jsx 1`] = `
 "Object {
   \\"exclude\\": [Function exclude],
   \\"test\\": /\\\\.m?jsx?$/i,
+  \\"type\\": \\"javascript/auto\\",
   \\"use\\": Array [
     Object {
       \\"loader\\": \\"<nuxtDir>/node_modules/babel-loader/lib/index.js\\",
diff --git a/packages/webpack/src/config/base.js b/packages/webpack/src/config/base.js
index eedf61600a..73d35b6df5 100644
--- a/packages/webpack/src/config/base.js
+++ b/packages/webpack/src/config/base.js
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ export default class WebpackBaseConfig {
       },
       {
         test: /\.m?jsx?$/i,
+        type: 'javascript/auto',
         exclude: (file) => {
           file = file.split(/node_modules(.*)/)[1]