diff --git a/.browserslistrc b/.browserslistrc
index 6367e4d358..0cc2f25aa3 100644
--- a/.browserslistrc
+++ b/.browserslistrc
@@ -7,4 +7,7 @@ not dead
 not OperaMini all
 
 [development]
-supports es6-module
+last 1 chrome version
+last 1 edge version
+last 1 firefox version
+last 1 safari version
diff --git a/babel.config.js b/babel.config.js
index 4c2fe5682b..4d3d6fab48 100644
--- a/babel.config.js
+++ b/babel.config.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ module.exports = (api) => {
     include: [
       'transform-numeric-separator',
       'transform-optional-chaining',
+      'transform-logical-assignment-operators',
       'transform-nullish-coalescing-operator',
       'transform-class-properties',
     ],
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4eb95d4389..70db368a20 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.22.1",
+    "@babel/plugin-transform-logical-assignment-operators": "^7.25.7",
     "@babel/plugin-transform-nullish-coalescing-operator": "^7.22.3",
     "@babel/plugin-transform-react-inline-elements": "^7.21.0",
     "@babel/plugin-transform-runtime": "^7.22.4",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 86fbc7e184..37815924d3 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2835,6 +2835,7 @@ __metadata:
   resolution: "@mastodon/mastodon@workspace:."
   dependencies:
     "@babel/core": "npm:^7.22.1"
+    "@babel/plugin-transform-logical-assignment-operators": "npm:^7.25.7"
     "@babel/plugin-transform-nullish-coalescing-operator": "npm:^7.22.3"
     "@babel/plugin-transform-react-inline-elements": "npm:^7.21.0"
     "@babel/plugin-transform-runtime": "npm:^7.22.4"