diff --git a/code/lib/cli/src/detect.ts b/code/lib/cli/src/detect.ts
index 8f8271ad8e4d..f6306ad45ec1 100644
--- a/code/lib/cli/src/detect.ts
+++ b/code/lib/cli/src/detect.ts
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ export async function detectBuilder(packageManager: JsPackageManager, projectTyp
       return CoreBuilder.Vite;
     case ProjectType.REACT_SCRIPTS:
     case ProjectType.ANGULAR:
+    case ProjectType.REACT_NATIVE: // technically react native doesn't use webpack, we just want to set something
     case ProjectType.NEXTJS:
       return CoreBuilder.Webpack5;
     default: