diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
index 19dd958ffb0..2561ade86dd 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
@@ -225,6 +225,11 @@ module.exports = {
                 loader: require.resolve('thread-loader'),
                 options: {
                   poolTimeout: Infinity, // keep workers alive for more effective watch mode
+                  // Forwards the process args (such as --require) to the child
+                  // workers. Ensures that the worker operates in the same kind
+                  // of environment than the current one (important in case a
+                  // preloaded script modifies the env)
+                  workerNodeArgs: process.execArgv,
                 },
               },
               {
@@ -284,6 +289,11 @@ module.exports = {
                 loader: require.resolve('thread-loader'),
                 options: {
                   poolTimeout: Infinity, // keep workers alive for more effective watch mode
+                  // Forwards the process args (such as --require) to the child
+                  // workers. Ensures that the worker operates in the same kind
+                  // of environment than the current one (important in case a
+                  // preloaded script modifies the env)
+                  workerNodeArgs: process.execArgv,
                 },
               },
               {
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
index 6d6794b70a0..0defc5f44ab 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
@@ -277,7 +277,16 @@ module.exports = {
             use: [
               // This loader parallelizes code compilation, it is optional but
               // improves compile time on larger projects
-              require.resolve('thread-loader'),
+              {
+                loader: require.resolve('thread-loader'),
+                options: {
+                  // Forwards the process args (such as --require) to the child
+                  // workers. Ensures that the worker operates in the same kind
+                  // of environment than the current one (important in case a
+                  // preloaded script modifies the env)
+                  workerNodeArgs: process.execArgv,
+                },
+              },
               {
                 // We need to use our own loader until `babel-loader` supports
                 // customization
@@ -332,7 +341,16 @@ module.exports = {
             use: [
               // This loader parallelizes code compilation, it is optional but
               // improves compile time on larger projects
-              require.resolve('thread-loader'),
+              {
+                loader: require.resolve('thread-loader'),
+                options: {
+                  // Forwards the process args (such as --require) to the child
+                  // workers. Ensures that the worker operates in the same kind
+                  // of environment than the current one (important in case a
+                  // preloaded script modifies the env)
+                  workerNodeArgs: process.execArgv,
+                },
+              },
               {
                 loader: require.resolve('babel-loader'),
                 options: {