diff --git a/prepublish/common/exports.js b/prepublish/common/exports.js
index 5d225e30..05ee3311 100644
--- a/prepublish/common/exports.js
+++ b/prepublish/common/exports.js
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ module.exports = env => {
             alias: {
                 '~': resolve("./app")
             },
+
+            // This will not follow symlinks to their original location,
+            // and will enable us to work with symlinked packages during development.
+            symlinks: false
         },
         node: {
             // Disable node shims that conflict with NativeScript
diff --git a/templates/webpack.angular.js b/templates/webpack.angular.js
index aff18ce1..1a9f23b6 100644
--- a/templates/webpack.angular.js
+++ b/templates/webpack.angular.js
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ module.exports = env => {
             alias: {
                 '~': resolve("./app")
             },
+
+            // This will not follow symlinks to their original location,
+            // and will enable us to work with symlinked packages during development.
+            symlinks: false
         },
         node: {
             // Disable node shims that conflict with NativeScript
diff --git a/templates/webpack.javascript.js b/templates/webpack.javascript.js
index 34588e95..0e0c6c96 100644
--- a/templates/webpack.javascript.js
+++ b/templates/webpack.javascript.js
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ module.exports = env => {
             alias: {
                 '~': resolve("./app")
             },
+
+            // This will not follow symlinks to their original location,
+            // and will enable us to work with symlinked packages during development.
+            symlinks: false
         },
         node: {
             // Disable node shims that conflict with NativeScript
diff --git a/templates/webpack.typescript.js b/templates/webpack.typescript.js
index a2cb2270..a20f9386 100644
--- a/templates/webpack.typescript.js
+++ b/templates/webpack.typescript.js
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ module.exports = env => {
             alias: {
                 '~': resolve("./app")
             },
+
+            // This will not follow symlinks to their original location,
+            // and will enable us to work with symlinked packages during development.
+            symlinks: false
         },
         node: {
             // Disable node shims that conflict with NativeScript