diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/tsconfig.json b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/tsconfig.json
index 1f9b55851bec..a35a8ee3a40d 100644
--- a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/tsconfig.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "compileOnSave": false,
   "compilerOptions": {
     "outDir": "./dist/out-tsc",
+    "baseUrl": "src",
     "sourceMap": true,
     "declaration": false,
     "moduleResolution": "node",