diff --git a/packages/esbuild/src/executors/esbuild/esbuild.impl.ts b/packages/esbuild/src/executors/esbuild/esbuild.impl.ts
index 033734fe3c0..f92c181e70d 100644
--- a/packages/esbuild/src/executors/esbuild/esbuild.impl.ts
+++ b/packages/esbuild/src/executors/esbuild/esbuild.impl.ts
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export async function* esbuildExecutor(
                         build.onEnd(async (result: esbuild.BuildResult) => {
                           if (
                             !options.skipTypeCheck ||
-                            options.isTsSolutionSetup
+                            (options.isTsSolutionSetup && options.declaration)
                           ) {
                             const { errors } = await runTypeCheck(
                               options,
@@ -192,7 +192,10 @@ export async function* esbuildExecutor(
     );
   } else {
     // Run type-checks first and bail if they don't pass.
-    if (!options.skipTypeCheck || options.isTsSolutionSetup) {
+    if (
+      !options.skipTypeCheck ||
+      (options.isTsSolutionSetup && options.declaration)
+    ) {
       const { errors } = await runTypeCheck(options, context);
       if (errors.length > 0) {
         yield { success: false };
diff --git a/packages/js/src/utils/typescript/run-type-check.ts b/packages/js/src/utils/typescript/run-type-check.ts
index 11884f90d43..e43baa89a8d 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/utils/typescript/run-type-check.ts
+++ b/packages/js/src/utils/typescript/run-type-check.ts
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ async function setupTypeScript(options: TypeCheckOptions) {
               ? options.outDir.replace(projectRoot, '')
               : undefined,
         }
-      : { noEmit: true };
+      : { noEmit: true, composite: false };
 
   const compilerOptions = {
     ...config.options,