diff --git a/files/pnpm-workspace.yaml b/files/pnpm-workspace.yaml
index fc24cf12..d595bd28 100644
--- a/files/pnpm-workspace.yaml
+++ b/files/pnpm-workspace.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+allowBuilds:
+  esbuild: false
+
 # Docs: https://pnpm.io/settings
 # https://github.com/emberjs/rfcs/pull/907
 
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/pnpm-addon-only/pnpm-workspace.yaml b/tests/fixtures/pnpm-addon-only/pnpm-workspace.yaml
index fc24cf12..d595bd28 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/pnpm-addon-only/pnpm-workspace.yaml
+++ b/tests/fixtures/pnpm-addon-only/pnpm-workspace.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+allowBuilds:
+  esbuild: false
+
 # Docs: https://pnpm.io/settings
 # https://github.com/emberjs/rfcs/pull/907
 
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/pnpm/pnpm-workspace.yaml b/tests/fixtures/pnpm/pnpm-workspace.yaml
index fc24cf12..d595bd28 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/pnpm/pnpm-workspace.yaml
+++ b/tests/fixtures/pnpm/pnpm-workspace.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+allowBuilds:
+  esbuild: false
+
 # Docs: https://pnpm.io/settings
 # https://github.com/emberjs/rfcs/pull/907