diff --git a/packages/angular/build/src/builders/unit-test/test-discovery.ts b/packages/angular/build/src/builders/unit-test/test-discovery.ts
index 597472be7224..9dbf98bbc5a8 100644
--- a/packages/angular/build/src/builders/unit-test/test-discovery.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/build/src/builders/unit-test/test-discovery.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export async function findTests(
     const globMatches = await glob(dynamicPatterns, {
       cwd: projectSourceRoot,
       absolute: true,
+      expandDirectories: false,
       ignore: ['**/node_modules/**', ...normalizedExcludes],
     });