diff --git a/packages/angular/build/src/builders/karma/application_builder.ts b/packages/angular/build/src/builders/karma/application_builder.ts
index 41d2685ed484..2c9c86067e6c 100644
--- a/packages/angular/build/src/builders/karma/application_builder.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/build/src/builders/karma/application_builder.ts
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ async function initializeApplication(
     entryPoints,
     tsConfig: options.tsConfig,
     outputPath,
+    preserveSymlinks: options.preserveSymlinks,
     aot: options.aot,
     index: false,
     outputHashing: OutputHashing.None,