diff --git a/webpack.config.ts b/webpack.config.ts
index 88190c2..1a20e87 100644
--- a/webpack.config.ts
+++ b/webpack.config.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@ export const baseConfig: Configuration = {
 
     plugins: [...basePlugins],
 
+    watchOptions: {
+        // for some systems, watching many files can result in a lot of CPU or memory usage
+        // https://webpack.js.org/configuration/watch/#watchoptionsignored
+        // don't use this pattern, if you have a monorepo with linked packages
+        ignored: /node_modules/,
+    },
+
     optimization: {
         splitChunks: {
             chunks: "async",