diff --git a/cli/scripts/build-executable.ts b/cli/scripts/build-executable.ts
index bc4c3903..fe4e04e1 100644
--- a/cli/scripts/build-executable.ts
+++ b/cli/scripts/build-executable.ts
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ async function buildTarget(projectRoot: string, target: string, outdir: string,
         process.execPath,
         'build',
         '--compile',
+        '--no-compile-autoload-dotenv',
         `--feature=${featureFlag}`,
         `--target=${target}`,
         `--outfile=${outfile}`,