diff --git a/build/gulpfile.compile.js b/build/gulpfile.compile.js
index c6d7bbded93..02474be8b82 100644
--- a/build/gulpfile.compile.js
+++ b/build/gulpfile.compile.js
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ function makeCompileBuildTask(disableMangle) {
 }
 
 // Full compile, including nls and inline sources in sourcemaps, mangling, minification, for build
-const compileBuildTask = task.define('compile-build', makeCompileBuildTask(false));
+// --- Start Positron ---
+const compileBuildTask = task.define('compile-build', makeCompileBuildTask(process.env.DISABLE_MANGLE === 'true'));
+// --- End Positron ---
 gulp.task(compileBuildTask);
 exports.compileBuildTask = compileBuildTask;
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8ce0522e5a3..77906a741c8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     "kill-watch-build-toolsd": "deemon --kill yarn watch-build-tools",
     "precommit": "node build/hygiene.js",
     "gulp": "node --max-old-space-size=8192 ./node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js",
+    "big-gulp": "DISABLE_MANGLE=true node --max-old-space-size=8192 ./node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js",
     "electron": "node build/lib/electron",
     "7z": "7z",
     "update-grammars": "node build/npm/update-all-grammars.mjs",