diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index e19e3fb688..dfda34a952 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@ test --test_output=errors
 # any bazel target. This is a temporary flag until codebase is permanently switched to Ivy.
 build --define=compile=legacy
 
+################################
+# Settings for rules_nodejs    #
+################################
+# Temporary define while angular depends on the legacy rollup_bundle rule.
+# TODO: remove this setting after https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/33201 lands.
+build --define=enable_legacy_rollup_rule=1
+
 #######################
 # Remote HTTP Caching #
 #######################
diff --git a/integration/bazel/.bazelrc b/integration/bazel/.bazelrc
index efb76512d7..f56328b9d6 100644
--- a/integration/bazel/.bazelrc
+++ b/integration/bazel/.bazelrc
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ build --local_resources=14336,8.0,1.0
 # Use the Angular 6 compiler
 build --define=compile=legacy
 
+# Temporary define while angular depends on the legacy rollup_bundle rule.
+# TODO: remove this setting after https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/33201 lands.
+build --define=enable_legacy_rollup_rule=1
+
 # Don't create symlinks
 build --symlink_prefix=/
 
diff --git a/packages/bazel/src/builders/files/__dot__bazelrc.template b/packages/bazel/src/builders/files/__dot__bazelrc.template
index 215e72a24e..881f1e8ccf 100644
--- a/packages/bazel/src/builders/files/__dot__bazelrc.template
+++ b/packages/bazel/src/builders/files/__dot__bazelrc.template
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ test --test_output=errors
 # Use the Angular 6 compiler
 build --define=compile=legacy
 
+# Temporary define while angular depends on the legacy rollup_bundle rule.
+# TODO: remove this setting after https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/33201 lands.
+build --define=enable_legacy_rollup_rule=1
+
 # Turn on managed directories feature in Bazel
 # This allows us to avoid installing a second copy of node_modules
 common --experimental_allow_incremental_repository_updates