diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-mf/lib/setup-serve-target.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-mf/lib/setup-serve-target.ts
index 6b6c2cae14b63..3da93b627127e 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-mf/lib/setup-serve-target.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-mf/lib/setup-serve-target.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export function setupServeTarget(host: Tree, options: Schema) {
       options: {
         buildTarget: `${options.appName}:build`,
         port: options.port,
+        watch: false,
       },
       configurations: {
         development: {