diff --git a/flow-server/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/server/frontend/NodeUpdater.java b/flow-server/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/server/frontend/NodeUpdater.java
index 7cfcdcaa255..b2f1b0de6a8 100644
--- a/flow-server/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/server/frontend/NodeUpdater.java
+++ b/flow-server/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/server/frontend/NodeUpdater.java
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ Map<String, String> getDefaultDevDependencies() {
         Map<String, String> defaults = new HashMap<>();
 
         defaults.put("typescript", "4.5.3");
+        defaults.put("@babel/core", "7.16.7");
 
         final String WORKBOX_VERSION = "6.4.2";