diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index d47a85d739..662def0f6a 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -146,6 +146,11 @@ build --incompatible_list_based_execution_strategy_selection=false
 test --incompatible_list_based_execution_strategy_selection=false
 run --incompatible_list_based_execution_strategy_selection=false
 
+# Use workers for tsc and ngc when building locally.
+# This config is overwritten on CI to as the worker strategy causes flakes on CI.
+build --strategy=AngularTemplateCompile=worker
+build --strategy=TypeScriptCompile=worker
+
 ####################################################
 # User bazel configuration
 # NOTE: This needs to be the *last* entry in the config.