diff --git a/scripts/build.mjs b/scripts/build.mjs
index b255ccd67..f832a89e2 100644
--- a/scripts/build.mjs
+++ b/scripts/build.mjs
@@ -33,6 +33,16 @@ await esbuild.build({
   target: 'node14',
 
   plugins: [
+    {
+      name: 'alias',
+      setup({ onResolve, resolve }) {
+        onResolve({ filter: /^prompts$/, namespace: 'file' }, async ({ importer, resolveDir }) => {
+          // we can always use non-transpiled code since we support 14.16.0+
+          const result = await resolve('prompts/lib/index.js', { importer, resolveDir })
+          return result
+        })
+      }
+    },
     esbuildPluginLicense({
       thirdParty: {
         includePrivate: false,