diff --git a/ts/editor/BUILD.bazel b/ts/editor/BUILD.bazel
index 2db1cccf8..fb86760af 100644
--- a/ts/editor/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/ts/editor/BUILD.bazel
@@ -34,11 +34,14 @@ copy_bootstrap_icons(
 
 esbuild(
     name = "editor",
+    args = [
+        "--loader:.svg=text",
+    ],
     entry_point = "index_wrapper.ts",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
-        "editor_ts",
         "bootstrap-icons",
+        "editor_ts",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/ts/esbuild/upstream.bzl b/ts/esbuild/upstream.bzl
index 74c292089..53afb7e43 100644
--- a/ts/esbuild/upstream.bzl
+++ b/ts/esbuild/upstream.bzl
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ def _esbuild_impl(ctx):
     args.add_joined(["--platform", ctx.attr.platform], join_with = "=")
     args.add_joined(["--target", ctx.attr.target], join_with = "=")
     args.add_joined(["--log-level", "info"], join_with = "=")
-    args.add_joined(["--loader", ".svg=text"], join_with = ":")
     args.add_joined(["--metafile", metafile.path], join_with = "=")
     args.add_all(ctx.attr.define, format_each = "--define:%s")
     args.add_all(ctx.attr.external, format_each = "--external:%s")