diff --git a/packages/angular/build/src/utils/worker-pool.ts b/packages/angular/build/src/utils/worker-pool.ts
index 61f7b0ff7b59..3a4b3def27cb 100644
--- a/packages/angular/build/src/utils/worker-pool.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/build/src/utils/worker-pool.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ export class WorkerPool extends Piscina {
   constructor(options: WorkerPoolOptions) {
     const piscinaOptions: WorkerPoolOptions = {
       minThreads: 1,
-      // Workaround for https://github.com/piscinajs/piscina/issues/816
-      idleTimeout: 10_000,
+      idleTimeout: 1000,
       // Web containers do not support transferable objects with receiveOnMessagePort which
       // is used when the Atomics based wait loop is enable.
       atomics: process.versions.webcontainer ? 'disabled' : 'sync',