diff --git a/cli/script.ts b/cli/script.ts
index 4e130be7ea556..f1d34447498d3 100644
--- a/cli/script.ts
+++ b/cli/script.ts
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ export async function handleFile(
         platform: "node",
         packages: "bundle",
         target: "node20.15.1",
+        loader: {
+          ".node": "file",
+        },
       });
       bundleContent = out.outputFiles[0].text;
       if (Array.isArray(codebase.assets) && codebase.assets.length > 0) {