diff --git a/packages/start-plugin-core/src/start-compiler-plugin/plugin.ts b/packages/start-plugin-core/src/start-compiler-plugin/plugin.ts
index 973b2b192b..a958fc9416 100644
--- a/packages/start-plugin-core/src/start-compiler-plugin/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/start-plugin-core/src/start-compiler-plugin/plugin.ts
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ export function startCompilerPlugin(
       transform: {
         filter: {
           id: {
-            exclude: new RegExp(`${SERVER_FN_LOOKUP}$`),
+            exclude: [new RegExp(`${SERVER_FN_LOOKUP}$`), /node_modules\/(?!@tanstack)/],
             include: TRANSFORM_ID_REGEX,
           },
           code: {