diff --git a/.babelrc b/.babelrc
index 7743d00e7c9a..902f1e07dbe8 100644
--- a/.babelrc
+++ b/.babelrc
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@
     "transform-async-to-generator",
     "transform-strict-mode",
     ["transform-es2015-modules-commonjs", {"allowTopLevelThis": true}]
-  ]
+  ],
+  "retainLines": true
 }