diff --git a/packages/react-error-overlay/package.json b/packages/react-error-overlay/package.json
index 15f912d5abe..f7de37e11f0 100644
--- a/packages/react-error-overlay/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-error-overlay/package.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   "version": "5.0.5",
   "description": "An overlay for displaying stack frames.",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
+  "sideEffects": false,
   "scripts": {
     "prepublishOnly": "npm run build:prod && npm test",
     "start": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development node build.js --watch",