diff --git a/packages/commonjs/src/transform-commonjs.js b/packages/commonjs/src/transform-commonjs.js
index d019cff90..0f6b54060 100644
--- a/packages/commonjs/src/transform-commonjs.js
+++ b/packages/commonjs/src/transform-commonjs.js
@@ -437,7 +437,8 @@ export default function transformCommonjs(
       uses.exports ||
       uses.require ||
       uses.commonjsHelpers ||
-      hasRemovedRequire
+      hasRemovedRequire ||
+      isRestorableCompiledEsm
     ) &&
     (ignoreGlobal || !uses.global)
   ) {
diff --git a/packages/commonjs/test/fixtures/form/compiled-esm-define-exports-empty/input.js b/packages/commonjs/test/fixtures/form/compiled-esm-define-exports-empty/input.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6a850fe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/commonjs/test/fixtures/form/compiled-esm-define-exports-empty/input.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
diff --git a/packages/commonjs/test/fixtures/form/compiled-esm-define-exports-empty/output.js b/packages/commonjs/test/fixtures/form/compiled-esm-define-exports-empty/output.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43b03ffa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/commonjs/test/fixtures/form/compiled-esm-define-exports-empty/output.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+var input = /*#__PURE__*/Object.defineProperty({
+
+}, '__esModule', {value: true});
+
+export default input;
+export { input as __moduleExports };