diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/metadata.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/metadata.ts
index 5f8c5d9bc9..c58b857603 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/metadata.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/metadata.ts
@@ -45,8 +45,15 @@ export function generateSetClassMetadataCall(
   let metaCtorParameters: ts.Expression = ts.createNull();
   const classCtorParameters = reflection.getConstructorParameters(clazz);
   if (classCtorParameters !== null) {
-    metaCtorParameters = ts.createArrayLiteral(
+    const ctorParameters = ts.createArrayLiteral(
         classCtorParameters.map(param => ctorParameterToMetadata(param, isCore)));
+    metaCtorParameters = ts.createFunctionExpression(
+        /* modifiers */ undefined,
+        /* asteriskToken */ undefined,
+        /* name */ undefined,
+        /* typeParameters */ undefined,
+        /* parameters */ undefined,
+        /* type */ undefined, ts.createBlock([ts.createReturn(ctorParameters)]));
   }
 
   // Do the same for property decorators.
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/test/metadata_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/test/metadata_spec.ts
index 67ae1ac3a2..405e6ef6aa 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/test/metadata_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/test/metadata_spec.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe('ngtsc setClassMetadata converter', () => {
         `/*@__PURE__*/ i0.ɵsetClassMetadata(Target, [{ type: Component, args: ['metadata'] }], null, null);`);
   });
 
-  it('should convert decorated class construtor parameter metadata', () => {
+  it('should convert decorated class constructor parameter metadata', () => {
     const res = compileAndPrint(`
     import {Component, Inject, Injector} from '@angular/core';
     const FOO = 'foo';
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe('ngtsc setClassMetadata converter', () => {
     }
     `);
     expect(res).toContain(
-        `[{ type: undefined, decorators: [{ type: Inject, args: [FOO] }] }, { type: Injector }], null);`);
+        `function () { return [{ type: undefined, decorators: [{ type: Inject, args: [FOO] }] }, { type: Injector }]; }, null);`);
   });
 
   it('should convert decorated field metadata', () => {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/metadata.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/metadata.ts
index bb5b4be0ee..19988e1d2f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/metadata.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/metadata.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {Type} from '../type';
 
 interface TypeWithMetadata extends Type<any> {
   decorators?: any[];
-  ctorParameters?: any[];
+  ctorParameters?: () => any[];
   propDecorators?: {[field: string]: any};
 }
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ interface TypeWithMetadata extends Type<any> {
  * tree-shaken away during production builds.
  */
 export function setClassMetadata(
-    type: Type<any>, decorators: any[] | null, ctorParameters: any[] | null,
+    type: Type<any>, decorators: any[] | null, ctorParameters: (() => any[]) | null,
     propDecorators: {[field: string]: any} | null): void {
   const clazz = type as TypeWithMetadata;
   if (decorators !== null) {
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/metadata_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/metadata_spec.ts
index 89d7f45ff4..26494a6e37 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/metadata_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/metadata_spec.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ interface Decorator {
 
 interface HasMetadata extends Type<any> {
   decorators?: Decorator[];
-  ctorParameters: {type: any, decorators?: Decorator[]}[];
+  ctorParameters: () => CtorParameter[];
   propDecorators: {[field: string]: Decorator[]};
 }
 
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ describe('render3 setClassMetadata()', () => {
 
   it('should set ctor parameter metadata on a type', () => {
     const Foo = metadataOf(class Foo{});
-    Foo.ctorParameters = [{type: 'initial'}];
-    setClassMetadata(Foo, null, [{type: 'test'}], null);
-    expect(Foo.ctorParameters).toEqual([{type: 'test'}]);
+    Foo.ctorParameters = () => [{type: 'initial'}];
+    setClassMetadata(Foo, null, () => [{type: 'test'}], null);
+    expect(Foo.ctorParameters()).toEqual([{type: 'test'}]);
   });
 
   it('should set parameter decorator metadata on a type', () => {