diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/babel.config.js b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/babel.config.js
index 3e89776135..d48c3d0d31 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/babel.config.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/babel.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module.exports = {
   presets: [
-    '@babel/preset-env',
+    ['@babel/preset-env', { targets: { node: 'current' } }],
     '@babel/preset-typescript',
     'module:@react-native/babel-preset',
   ],