diff --git a/scripts/prepare-server-compile-cache.cjs b/scripts/prepare-server-compile-cache.cjs
index 673d9cc29f2a2..e2918c852bf7c 100644
--- a/scripts/prepare-server-compile-cache.cjs
+++ b/scripts/prepare-server-compile-cache.cjs
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ module.exports = async ({ appOutDir, electronPlatformName, arch, packager }) =>
   env.T3CODE_HOME = state;
   let result;
   try {
-    result = spawnSync(
-      executable,
-      [
-        "-e",
-        `require(${JSON.stringify(helper)}).generatePreparedServerCache(${JSON.stringify(resources)}).then(()=>process.exit(0),e=>{console.error(e);process.exit(1)})`,
-      ],
-      { env, encoding: "utf8", timeout: 120000 },
+    // Run a script file, not -e: -e defines a global __filename of "[eval]", which
+    // @effect/platform-node passes to createRequire and fails on.
+    const runner = path.join(state, "prepare-server-compile-cache-runner.cjs");
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      runner,
+      `require(${JSON.stringify(helper)}).generatePreparedServerCache(${JSON.stringify(resources)}).then(()=>process.exit(0),e=>{console.error(e);process.exit(1)})`,
     );
+    result = spawnSync(executable, [runner], { env, encoding: "utf8", timeout: 120000 });
   } finally {
     fs.rmSync(state, { recursive: true, force: true });
   }