diff --git a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/angular-cli-files/models/webpack-configs/styles.ts b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/angular-cli-files/models/webpack-configs/styles.ts
index 8345b0accc..182daf4d76 100644
--- a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/angular-cli-files/models/webpack-configs/styles.ts
+++ b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/angular-cli-files/models/webpack-configs/styles.ts
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ export function getStylesConfig(wco: WebpackConfigOptions) {
         loader: 'less-loader',
         options: {
           sourceMap: cssSourceMap,
+          javascriptEnabled: true,
           ...lessPathOptions,
         }
       }]