diff --git a/heft-plugins/heft-typescript-plugin/src/TypeScriptBuilder.ts b/heft-plugins/heft-typescript-plugin/src/TypeScriptBuilder.ts
index 54fab0052d3..3371d85c55d 100644
--- a/heft-plugins/heft-typescript-plugin/src/TypeScriptBuilder.ts
+++ b/heft-plugins/heft-typescript-plugin/src/TypeScriptBuilder.ts
@@ -1200,7 +1200,8 @@ export class TypeScriptBuilder {
       this._getCreateBuilderProgram(ts),
       tool.reportDiagnostic,
       reportWatchStatus,
-      tsconfig.projectReferences
+      tsconfig.projectReferences,
+      tsconfig.watchOptions
     );
 
     compilerHost.clearTimeout = tool.clearTimeout;