diff --git a/packages/next/lib/server-external-packages.ts b/packages/next/lib/server-external-packages.ts
index 09b76e00a5532fb..15fd0f2d1cf6354 100644
--- a/packages/next/lib/server-external-packages.ts
+++ b/packages/next/lib/server-external-packages.ts
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ export const EXTERNAL_PACKAGES = [
   'rimraf',
   'next-mdx-remote',
   'sqlite3',
+  'mongodb',
 ]