diff --git a/packages/esbuild/esbuild.bzl b/packages/esbuild/esbuild.bzl
index a17f1b9991..312d7cf889 100644
--- a/packages/esbuild/esbuild.bzl
+++ b/packages/esbuild/esbuild.bzl
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ def _esbuild_impl(ctx):
 
     args.add("--bundle", entry_point.path)
     args.add("--sourcemap")
-    args.add("--keep-names")
     args.add("--preserve-symlinks")
     args.add_joined(["--platform", ctx.attr.platform], join_with = "=")
     args.add_joined(["--target", ctx.attr.target], join_with = "=")
diff --git a/packages/esbuild/test/alias-mapping/BUILD.bazel b/packages/esbuild/test/alias-mapping/BUILD.bazel
index 2e6d1f0e46..ad015e587e 100644
--- a/packages/esbuild/test/alias-mapping/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/esbuild/test/alias-mapping/BUILD.bazel
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ load("//packages/esbuild/test:tests.bzl", "esbuild")
 
 esbuild(
     name = "bundle",
+    args = ["--keep-names"],
     entry_point = "main.js",
     format = "esm",
     deps = [
diff --git a/packages/esbuild/test/bundle/BUILD.bazel b/packages/esbuild/test/bundle/BUILD.bazel
index 802e1dcfce..e491106da4 100644
--- a/packages/esbuild/test/bundle/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/esbuild/test/bundle/BUILD.bazel
@@ -16,12 +16,14 @@ ts_library(
 
 esbuild(
     name = "bundle",
+    args = ["--keep-names"],
     entry_point = "a.ts",
     deps = [":lib"],
 )
 
 esbuild(
     name = "bundle.min",
+    args = ["--keep-names"],
     entry_point = "a.ts",
     minify = True,
     deps = [":lib"],
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ esbuild(
 
 esbuild(
     name = "bundle.split",
+    args = ["--keep-names"],
     entry_point = "a.ts",
     output_dir = True,
     deps = [":lib"],
diff --git a/packages/esbuild/test/define/BUILD.bazel b/packages/esbuild/test/define/BUILD.bazel
index bd894ab8fa..a6dca40447 100644
--- a/packages/esbuild/test/define/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/esbuild/test/define/BUILD.bazel
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ ts_library(
 
 esbuild(
     name = "bundle",
+    args = ["--keep-names"],
     define = [
         "process.env.NODE_ENV=\"defined_in_bundle\"",
     ],
diff --git a/packages/esbuild/test/external-flag/BUILD.bazel b/packages/esbuild/test/external-flag/BUILD.bazel
index 886a80397e..705c02e540 100644
--- a/packages/esbuild/test/external-flag/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/esbuild/test/external-flag/BUILD.bazel
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ ts_library(
 
 esbuild(
     name = "bundle",
+    args = ["--keep-names"],
     entry_point = "main.ts",
     external = [
         "fs",
diff --git a/packages/esbuild/test/splitting/BUILD.bazel b/packages/esbuild/test/splitting/BUILD.bazel
index f63a562c2c..7b0f622bff 100644
--- a/packages/esbuild/test/splitting/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/esbuild/test/splitting/BUILD.bazel
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ ts_library(
 
 esbuild(
     name = "bundle",
+    args = ["--keep-names"],
     entry_point = "main.ts",
     output_dir = True,
     deps = [":main"],
diff --git a/packages/esbuild/test/typescript/BUILD.bazel b/packages/esbuild/test/typescript/BUILD.bazel
index f5e4efae23..16ca26eab4 100644
--- a/packages/esbuild/test/typescript/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/esbuild/test/typescript/BUILD.bazel
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ ts_library(
 
 esbuild(
     name = "bundle",
+    args = ["--keep-names"],
     entry_point = "main.ts",
     format = "esm",
     deps = [":main"],
diff --git a/packages/esbuild/test/workspace-mapping/BUILD.bazel b/packages/esbuild/test/workspace-mapping/BUILD.bazel
index 1210edcda8..7d4f7d5f5d 100644
--- a/packages/esbuild/test/workspace-mapping/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/esbuild/test/workspace-mapping/BUILD.bazel
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ load("//packages/esbuild/test:tests.bzl", "esbuild")
 
 esbuild(
     name = "bundle",
+    args = ["--keep-names"],
     entry_point = "main.js",
     format = "esm",
     link_workspace_root = True,