diff --git a/packages/next/build/webpack/loaders/next-babel-loader.js b/packages/next/build/webpack/loaders/next-babel-loader.js
index 6c71d47c8e49e..6f94592b81ad0 100644
--- a/packages/next/build/webpack/loaders/next-babel-loader.js
+++ b/packages/next/build/webpack/loaders/next-babel-loader.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ module.exports = babelLoader.custom(babel => {
         isModern: opts.isModern,
         pagesDir: opts.pagesDir,
         hasModern: opts.hasModern,
-        babelPresetPlugins: opts.babelPresetPlugins,
+        babelPresetPlugins: opts.babelPresetPlugins || [],
         development: opts.development,
       }
       const filename = join(opts.cwd, 'noop.js')