diff --git a/scripts/ci/run_angular_material_unit_tests.sh b/scripts/ci/run_angular_material_unit_tests.sh
index 025d1b3cf8..2f6f2e709b 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/run_angular_material_unit_tests.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/run_angular_material_unit_tests.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ angular_dir=$(pwd)
 sed -i'.bak' "s/\(_ENABLE_NG_TYPE_CHECKING = \)True/\1False/g" ${MATERIAL_REPO_TMP_DIR}/tools/defaults.bzl
 sed -i'.bak' "s/\(\"ivyTemplateTypeCheck\": \)False/\1True/g" dist/packages-dist-ivy-aot/bazel/src/ng_module.bzl
 
+# The components repository updated to rules_nodejs#0.38.0 before Angular Bazel did. To do this,
+# the `@angular/bazel` v0.38.0 compatibility changes were patched on postinstall. This now
+# conflicts because we install a `@angular/bazel` version that already includes these compatibility
+# changes. This would result in the patch being a noop for which the `patch` command throws.
+# To work around this temporarily, we just ensure that the patch does not run on postinstall.
+# TODO: remove this once Angular components no longer needs the postinstall patch.
+sed -i -r "s/shelljs.cat.+angular_bazel_0\.38\.0\.patch.+;//g" ${MATERIAL_REPO_TMP_DIR}/tools/bazel/postinstall-patches.js
+
 # Switch into Material directory.
 cd ${MATERIAL_REPO_TMP_DIR}