diff --git a/lib/compilers/babel.js b/lib/compilers/babel.js
index 323b23d..be317b4 100644
--- a/lib/compilers/babel.js
+++ b/lib/compilers/babel.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function getBabelRc () {
 }
 
 module.exports = function (raw, cb, compiler, filePath) {
-  if (babelOptions === defaultBabelOptions) {
+  if ((compiler.options.babel || babelOptions) === defaultBabelOptions) {
     try {
       ensureRequire('babel', ['babel-preset-es2015', 'babel-runtime', 'babel-plugin-transform-runtime'])
     } catch (e) {