diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 6b0ccf5efcb0..629081c3deb5 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ build --incompatible_strict_action_env
 # and https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/commit/03246077f948f2790a83520e7dccc2625650e6df
 build --nobuild_runfile_links
 
+# Prevents the npm package extract from occuring or caching on RBE which overwhelms our quota
+build --modify_execution_info=NpmPackageExtract=+no-remote
+
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 # Output control              #
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