diff --git a/common/changes/@uifabric/webpack-utils/noawait_2018-06-29-17-23.json b/common/changes/@uifabric/webpack-utils/noawait_2018-06-29-17-23.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..50be0dd97dba4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/@uifabric/webpack-utils/noawait_2018-06-29-17-23.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "packageName": "@uifabric/webpack-utils",
+      "comment": "replaced await with promise so this async loader is more IE compatible",
+      "type": "minor"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageName": "@uifabric/webpack-utils",
+  "email": "kchau@microsoft.com"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/webpack-utils/src/fabricAsyncLoader.ts b/packages/webpack-utils/src/fabricAsyncLoader.ts
index 4a542deb9680a..61dc95c390c94 100644
--- a/packages/webpack-utils/src/fabricAsyncLoader.ts
+++ b/packages/webpack-utils/src/fabricAsyncLoader.ts
@@ -50,8 +50,10 @@ module.exports.pitch = function(remainingRequest: string, precedingRequest: stri
   return [
     "import Loadable from 'react-loadable';",
     `export const ${moduleName} = Loadable({`,
-    `  loader: async() => (await import(${getMagicComments(options)} ${request})).${moduleName},`,
-    `  loading: () => null`,
+    `  loader: function() { return import(${getMagicComments(
+      options
+    )} ${request}).then(function(m) { return m.${moduleName}; }); },`,
+    `  loading: function() { return null; }`,
     `});`
   ].join('\n');
 };