diff --git a/src/compiler/app-core/app-data.ts b/src/compiler/app-core/app-data.ts
index 0c378aee9d4..04890373ca6 100644
--- a/src/compiler/app-core/app-data.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/app-core/app-data.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export const getBuildFeatures = (cmps: ComponentCompilerMeta[]): BuildFeatures =
     member: cmps.some((c) => c.hasMember),
     method: cmps.some((c) => c.hasMethod),
     mode: cmps.some((c) => c.hasMode),
-    observeAttribute: cmps.some((c) => c.hasWatchCallback),
+    observeAttribute: cmps.some((c) => c.hasAttribute || c.hasWatchCallback),
     prop: cmps.some((c) => c.hasProp),
     propBoolean: cmps.some((c) => c.hasPropBoolean),
     propNumber: cmps.some((c) => c.hasPropNumber),