diff --git a/webpack/rules/babel-git.js b/webpack/rules/babel-git.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a1919e97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webpack/rules/babel-git.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+const { resolve } = require('path');
+const { env } = require('../configuration');
+
+module.exports = {
+  test: resolve(__dirname, '../../app/soapbox/utils/code.js'),
+  use: [
+    {
+      loader: 'babel-loader',
+      options: {
+        cacheDirectory: false,
+        cacheCompression: env.NODE_ENV === 'production',
+        compact: env.NODE_ENV === 'production',
+      },
+    },
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/webpack/rules/index.js b/webpack/rules/index.js
index 7cf12f0ab..ad172deff 100644
--- a/webpack/rules/index.js
+++ b/webpack/rules/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const babel = require('./babel');
+const git = require('./babel-git');
 const css = require('./css');
 const file = require('./file');
 const nodeModules = require('./node_modules');
@@ -11,4 +12,5 @@ module.exports = [
   css,
   nodeModules,
   babel,
+  git,
 ];