diff --git a/packages/config/src/config/build.js b/packages/config/src/config/build.js
index 32b15274cb..b88485693c 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/config/build.js
+++ b/packages/config/src/config/build.js
@@ -103,5 +103,6 @@ export default () => ({
       /index\..+\.html$/,
       /vue-ssr-(client|modern)-manifest.json/
     ]
-  }
+  },
+  friendlyErrors: true
 })
diff --git a/packages/webpack/src/config/client.js b/packages/webpack/src/config/client.js
index c69b0fbbe8..42ef07d4a8 100644
--- a/packages/webpack/src/config/client.js
+++ b/packages/webpack/src/config/client.js
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ export default class WebpackClientConfig extends WebpackBaseConfig {
     }
 
     // Add friendly error plugin
-    if (this.options.dev && !this.options.build.quiet) {
+    if (this.options.dev && !this.options.build.quiet && !this.options.build.friendlyErrors) {
       config.plugins.push(
         new FriendlyErrorsWebpackPlugin({
           clearConsole: false,