diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/package.json b/plugins/woocommerce/package.json
index 965883ccd15..4e4184160e3 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/package.json
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 	},
 	"license": "GPL-3.0+",
 	"scripts": {
-		"build": "pnpm --if-present --workspace-concurrency=Infinity --stream --filter=\"$npm_package_name^...\" --parallel build && pnpm --filter=\"$npm_package_name\" build:project",
+		"build:pre": "pnpm --if-present --workspace-concurrency=Infinity --stream --filter @woocommerce/admin-library --filter @woocommerce/block-library --filter @woocommerce/classic-assets --parallel build",
+		"build": "pnpm --filter $npm_package_name build:pre && pnpm --if-present --workspace-concurrency=Infinity --stream --filter=\"$npm_package_name...\" --parallel build:project",
 		"build:project": "pnpm --if-present '/^build:project:.*$/'",
 		"build:project:copy-assets": "wireit",
 		"build:zip": "./bin/build-zip.sh",
@@ -695,7 +696,6 @@
 				"node_modules/@woocommerce/e2e-core-tests/CHANGELOG.md",
 				"node_modules/@woocommerce/api/dist/",
 				"node_modules/@woocommerce/admin-e2e-tests/build",
-				"node_modules/@woocommerce/classic-assets/build",
 				"node_modules/@woocommerce/block-library/build",
 				"node_modules/@woocommerce/block-library/blocks.ini",
 				"node_modules/@woocommerce/admin-library/build",