diff --git a/tools/gulp/tasks/unit-test.ts b/tools/gulp/tasks/unit-test.ts
index fd4b59d3a7aa..8793f2daca4b 100644
--- a/tools/gulp/tasks/unit-test.ts
+++ b/tools/gulp/tasks/unit-test.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ task(':test:build-system-config', () => {
   const configOutputPath = join(buildConfig.outputDir, 'karma-system-config.js');
   shelljs.cd(buildConfig.projectDir);
   const bazelGenfilesDir = shelljs.exec('yarn -s bazel info bazel-genfiles').stdout.trim();
-  shelljs.exec('yarn -s bazel build //test:system-config.js --config=view-engine');
+  shelljs.exec('yarn -s bazel build //test:system-config.js');
   shelljs.cp(join(bazelGenfilesDir, 'test/system-config.js'), configOutputPath);
   shelljs.chmod('u+w', configOutputPath);
 });
diff --git a/tools/system-config-tmpl.js b/tools/system-config-tmpl.js
index 86a517fda822..4a5eb7d950f1 100644
--- a/tools/system-config-tmpl.js
+++ b/tools/system-config-tmpl.js
@@ -121,9 +121,10 @@ function setupFrameworkPackages() {
       var entryPointName = segments.length ? moduleName + '/' + segments.join('/') : moduleName;
       var bundlePath = 'bundles/' + bundleName;
       // When running with Ivy, we need to load the ngcc processed UMD bundles.
-      // These are stored in the "__ivy_ngcc_" folder that has been generated
-      // since we run ngcc with "--create-ivy-entry-points".
-      if (isRunningWithIvy) {
+      // These are stored in the `__ivy_ngcc_` folder that has been generated
+      // since we run ngcc with `--create-ivy-entry-points`. Filter out the compiler
+      // package because it won't be processed by ngcc.
+      if (isRunningWithIvy && entryPointName !== '@angular/compiler') {
         bundlePath = '__ivy_ngcc__/' + bundlePath;
       }
       packagesConfig[entryPointName] = {