diff --git a/packages/angular/build/src/builders/application/options.ts b/packages/angular/build/src/builders/application/options.ts
index 79c0052af18e..df34c1cbe510 100644
--- a/packages/angular/build/src/builders/application/options.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/build/src/builders/application/options.ts
@@ -220,17 +220,17 @@ export async function normalizeOptions(
       options.ssr = false;
     }
 
-    if (options.prerender) {
+    if (options.prerender !== undefined) {
       context.logger.warn(
-        'The "prerender" option is no longer needed when "outputMode" is specified.',
+        'The "prerender" option is not considered when "outputMode" is specified.',
       );
-    } else {
-      options.prerender = !!options.server;
     }
 
-    if (options.appShell) {
+    options.prerender = !!options.server;
+
+    if (options.appShell !== undefined) {
       context.logger.warn(
-        'The "appShell" option is no longer needed when "outputMode" is specified.',
+        'The "appShell" option is not considered when "outputMode" is specified.',
       );
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/angular/build/src/builders/application/schema.json b/packages/angular/build/src/builders/application/schema.json
index d47875c6527e..17a48a7590ae 100644
--- a/packages/angular/build/src/builders/application/schema.json
+++ b/packages/angular/build/src/builders/application/schema.json
@@ -536,7 +536,6 @@
     },
     "prerender": {
       "description": "Prerender (SSG) pages of your application during build time.",
-      "default": false,
       "oneOf": [
         {
           "type": "boolean",
@@ -586,8 +585,7 @@
     },
     "appShell": {
       "type": "boolean",
-      "description": "Generates an application shell during build time.",
-      "default": false
+      "description": "Generates an application shell during build time."
     },
     "outputMode": {
       "type": "string",
diff --git a/packages/angular/build/src/builders/dev-server/vite-server.ts b/packages/angular/build/src/builders/dev-server/vite-server.ts
index 7a4acb7a00d1..34b6f2745c6f 100644
--- a/packages/angular/build/src/builders/dev-server/vite-server.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/build/src/builders/dev-server/vite-server.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export async function* serveWithVite(
   if (browserOptions.prerender || (browserOptions.outputMode && browserOptions.server)) {
     // Disable prerendering if enabled and force SSR.
     // This is so instead of prerendering all the routes for every change, the page is "prerendered" when it is requested.
-    browserOptions.prerender = false;
+    browserOptions.prerender = undefined;
     browserOptions.ssr ||= true;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/builders/extract-i18n/application-extraction.ts b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/builders/extract-i18n/application-extraction.ts
index 78c718eee28f..fb6e9138982e 100644
--- a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/builders/extract-i18n/application-extraction.ts
+++ b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/builders/extract-i18n/application-extraction.ts
@@ -53,8 +53,9 @@ export async function extractMessages(
   buildOptions.serviceWorker = false;
   buildOptions.server = undefined;
   buildOptions.ssr = false;
-  buildOptions.appShell = false;
-  buildOptions.prerender = false;
+  buildOptions.appShell = undefined;
+  buildOptions.prerender = undefined;
+  buildOptions.outputMode = undefined;
 
   const builderResult = await first(buildApplicationInternal(buildOptions, context));