diff --git a/packages/backend/build.js b/packages/backend/build.js
index 3d178e5566..8b5ac4b363 100644
--- a/packages/backend/build.js
+++ b/packages/backend/build.js
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ const options = {
 	platform: 'node',
 	format: 'esm',
 	sourcemap: false,
+	banner: {
+		js: 'import { createRequire as topLevelCreateRequire } from "module"; import ___url___ from "url"; const require = topLevelCreateRequire(import.meta.url); const __filename = ___url___.fileURLToPath(import.meta.url); const __dirname = ___url___.fileURLToPath(new URL(".", import.meta.url));',
+	},
 	external: [
 		'*.node',
 		'*.html',