diff --git a/.changeset/esbuild-node-loader.md b/.changeset/esbuild-node-loader.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..404acf7e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/esbuild-node-loader.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@opennextjs/aws": patch
+---
+
+fix(build): add empty loader for .node files in esbuild to prevent build crashes
diff --git a/packages/open-next/src/build/helper.ts b/packages/open-next/src/build/helper.ts
index fffc65b1a..6520664a7 100644
--- a/packages/open-next/src/build/helper.ts
+++ b/packages/open-next/src/build/helper.ts
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ export function esbuildSync(
     sourcemap: debug ? "inline" : false,
     sourcesContent: false,
     ...esbuildOptions,
+    loader: { ".node": "empty", ...esbuildOptions.loader },
     external: ["./open-next.config.mjs", ...(esbuildOptions.external ?? [])],
     banner: {
       ...esbuildOptions.banner,
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@ export async function esbuildAsync(
     sourcemap: debug ? "inline" : false,
     sourcesContent: false,
     ...esbuildOptions,
+    loader: { ".node": "empty", ...esbuildOptions.loader },
     external: [
       ...(esbuildOptions.external ?? []),
       "next",