diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 71ddc858a9..56bbbe9e4d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 - Fix toolbar button state not updated in some cases
 - Narrower `BubbleTheme.tooltip` type
 - Fix `Selection.getBounds()` when starting range at end of text node
+- Improve compatibility with esbuild
 
 # 2.0.0-rc.1
 
diff --git a/packages/quill/babel.config.js b/packages/quill/babel.config.js
index 2658740917..847b088784 100644
--- a/packages/quill/babel.config.js
+++ b/packages/quill/babel.config.js
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 const pkg = require('./package.json');
 
 module.exports = {
-  presets: ['@babel/preset-env', '@babel/preset-typescript'],
+  presets: [
+    ['@babel/preset-env', { modules: false }],
+    '@babel/preset-typescript'
+  ],
   plugins: [
     ['transform-define', { QUILL_VERSION: pkg.version }],
     './scripts/babel-svg-inline-import',