diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/node/webpack/createBaseConfig.js b/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/node/webpack/createBaseConfig.js
index a531216fb1..a5a20172f4 100644
--- a/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/node/webpack/createBaseConfig.js
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/node/webpack/createBaseConfig.js
@@ -152,6 +152,12 @@ module.exports = function createBaseConfig (context, isServer) {
           if (/(@vuepress[\/\\][^\/\\]*|vuepress-[^\/\\]*)[\/\\](?!node_modules).*\.js$/.test(filePath)) {
             return false
           }
+
+          // transpile @babel/runtime until fix for babel/babel#7597 is released
+          if (filePath.includes(path.join('@babel', 'runtime'))) {
+            return false
+          }
+
           // Don't transpile node_modules
           return /node_modules/.test(filePath)
         }).end()