diff --git a/babel.config.js b/babel.config.js
index 4c2fe5682b..4d3d6fab48 100644
--- a/babel.config.js
+++ b/babel.config.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ module.exports = (api) => {
     include: [
       'transform-numeric-separator',
       'transform-optional-chaining',
+      'transform-logical-assignment-operators',
       'transform-nullish-coalescing-operator',
       'transform-class-properties',
     ],
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7a6dee1311..8ebd1acf48 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.22.1",
+    "@babel/plugin-transform-logical-assignment-operators": "^7.25.7",
     "@babel/plugin-transform-nullish-coalescing-operator": "^7.22.3",
     "@babel/plugin-transform-react-inline-elements": "^7.21.0",
     "@babel/plugin-transform-runtime": "^7.22.4",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 9aeb2b02a8..2ea2a674c5 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2789,6 +2789,7 @@ __metadata:
   resolution: "@mastodon/mastodon@workspace:."
   dependencies:
     "@babel/core": "npm:^7.22.1"
+    "@babel/plugin-transform-logical-assignment-operators": "npm:^7.25.7"
     "@babel/plugin-transform-nullish-coalescing-operator": "npm:^7.22.3"
     "@babel/plugin-transform-react-inline-elements": "npm:^7.21.0"
     "@babel/plugin-transform-runtime": "npm:^7.22.4"