diff --git a/packages/react/package.json b/packages/react/package.json
index 11f72879..90e5fd3c 100644
--- a/packages/react/package.json
+++ b/packages/react/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
   ],
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsdown",
-    "build:watch": "tsdown --watch ./src --silent",
+    "build:watch": "tsdown --watch ./src --ignore-watch ./src/icons/generated-icons --silent",
     "dev": "pnpm run build:watch",
     "format:icons": "echo noop. Need to replace based on eslint vs. prettier decisions!",
     "generate:icons": "svgr --config-file svgr.config.js --out-dir src/icons/generated-icons ../icons/assets && pnpm format:icons",