diff --git a/packages/graphiql/package.json b/packages/graphiql/package.json
index 4e7f45d4065..66925f6b196 100644
--- a/packages/graphiql/package.json
+++ b/packages/graphiql/package.json
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
       "git add"
     ]
   },
+  "browserify": {
+    "transform": ["babelify"]
+  },
   "dependencies": {
     "codemirror": "^5.47.0",
     "codemirror-graphql": "^0.11.1",
diff --git a/packages/graphiql/resources/build.sh b/packages/graphiql/resources/build.sh
index 720bd017f67..73aef0be61e 100644
--- a/packages/graphiql/resources/build.sh
+++ b/packages/graphiql/resources/build.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ babel src --ignore __tests__ --out-dir dist/
 echo "Bundling graphiql.js..."
 browserify -g browserify-shim -s GraphiQL dist/index.js > graphiql.js
 echo "Bundling graphiql.min.js..."
-browserify -g browserify-shim -t uglifyify -s GraphiQL graphiql.min.js | uglifyjs -c > graphiql.min.js
+browserify -g browserify-shim -t uglifyify -s GraphiQL graphiql.js | uglifyjs -c > graphiql.min.js
 echo "Bundling graphiql.css..."
 postcss --no-map --use autoprefixer -d dist/ css/*.css
 cat dist/*.css > graphiql.css