diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.js
index e465d8e7a00..e80784f15d1 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.js
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ module.exports = function (webpackEnv) {
               // its runtime that would otherwise be processed through "file" loader.
               // Also exclude `html` and `json` extensions so they get processed
               // by webpacks internal loaders.
-              exclude: [/^$/, /\.(js|mjs|jsx|ts|tsx)$/, /\.html$/, /\.json$/],
+              exclude: [/^$/, /\.(js|mjs|cjs|jsx|ts|tsx)$/, /\.html$/, /\.json$/],
               type: 'asset/resource',
             },
             // ** STOP ** Are you adding a new loader?