diff --git a/packages/gatsby/src/utils/__tests__/browserslist.js b/packages/gatsby/src/utils/__tests__/browserslist.js
index 2b37953e10f30..0014f4003cff3 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/src/utils/__tests__/browserslist.js
+++ b/packages/gatsby/src/utils/__tests__/browserslist.js
@@ -28,7 +28,14 @@ describe(`browserslist`, () => {
 
     const list = getBrowsersList(BASE)
 
-    expect(list).toEqual([`>0.25%`, `not dead`])
+    if (_CFLAGS_.GATSBY_MAJOR === `5`) {
+      expect(list).toEqual([
+        `>0.25% and supports es6-module`,
+        `not dead and supports es6-module`,
+      ])
+    } else {
+      expect(list).toEqual([`>0.25%`, `not dead`])
+    }
   })
 
   it(`hasES6ModuleSupport returns true if all browsers support es6 modules`, () => {
diff --git a/packages/gatsby/src/utils/browserslist.ts b/packages/gatsby/src/utils/browserslist.ts
index aa841976f9966..9b06bd6168a44 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/src/utils/browserslist.ts
+++ b/packages/gatsby/src/utils/browserslist.ts
@@ -18,10 +18,17 @@ const installedGatsbyVersion = (directory: string): number | undefined => {
 }
 
 export const getBrowsersList = (directory: string): Array<string> => {
+  const fallbackV1 = [`>1%`, `last 2 versions`, `IE >= 9`]
+  let fallbackOthers = [`>0.25%`, `not dead`]
+
+  if (_CFLAGS_.GATSBY_MAJOR === `5`) {
+    fallbackOthers = fallbackOthers.map(
+      fallback => fallback + ` and supports es6-module`
+    )
+  }
+
   const fallback =
-    installedGatsbyVersion(directory) === 1
-      ? [`>1%`, `last 2 versions`, `IE >= 9`]
-      : [`>0.25%`, `not dead`]
+    installedGatsbyVersion(directory) === 1 ? fallbackV1 : fallbackOthers
 
   const config = browserslist.findConfig(directory)