diff --git a/babel.config.js b/babel.config.js
index e4cb6d94c..085671b66 100644
--- a/babel.config.js
+++ b/babel.config.js
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ module.exports = {
     '@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties',
     '@babel/plugin-transform-arrow-functions',
     '@babel/plugin-transform-object-assign'
-  ]
+  ],
+  ignore: ['**/__tests__', '**/examples']
 };
diff --git a/scripts/build-package.js b/scripts/build-package.js
index d0b9334a7..5f5b8c806 100755
--- a/scripts/build-package.js
+++ b/scripts/build-package.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const srcDir = path.resolve(rootDir, 'src/components');
 // tests and examples.
 function compileComponents() {
   return execa.shell(
-    `babel "${rootDir}/src/components" --out-dir ${outputDir} --ignore "**/examples","**/__tests__" --config-file ${rootDir}/babel.config.js`,
+    `babel "${rootDir}/src/components" --out-dir ${outputDir} --config-file ${rootDir}/babel.config.js`,
     {
       cwd: srcDir,
       stdio: 'inherit'