diff --git a/desktop/pkg-lib/src/runBuild.tsx b/desktop/pkg-lib/src/runBuild.tsx
index 693b93990..291f89b53 100644
--- a/desktop/pkg-lib/src/runBuild.tsx
+++ b/desktop/pkg-lib/src/runBuild.tsx
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ async function runBuild({
       '@ant-design/icons',
       // It is an optional dependency for rollup that we use in react-devtools
       'fsevents',
+      // Allow desktop plugins that require electron to build (deprecated)
+      'electron',
     ],
     sourcemap: dev ? 'inline' : 'external',
     minify: !dev,