diff --git a/packages/next/src/build/index.ts b/packages/next/src/build/index.ts
index d2f9650b1b98b..2533f50a21efe 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/build/index.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/build/index.ts
@@ -216,6 +216,10 @@ import { inlineStaticEnv } from './flying-shuttle/inline-static-env'
 import { FallbackMode, fallbackModeToFallbackField } from '../lib/fallback'
 import { RenderingMode } from './rendering-mode'
 import { getParamKeys } from '../server/request/fallback-params'
+import {
+  formatNodeOptions,
+  getParsedNodeOptionsWithoutInspect,
+} from '../server/lib/utils'
 
 type Fallback = null | boolean | string
 
@@ -684,6 +688,12 @@ export function createStaticWorker(
     clear: () => void
   }
 ): StaticWorker {
+  // Get the node options without inspect and also remove the
+  // --max-old-space-size flag as it can cause memory issues.
+  const nodeOptions = getParsedNodeOptionsWithoutInspect()
+  delete nodeOptions['max-old-space-size']
+  delete nodeOptions['max_old_space_size']
+
   return new Worker(staticWorkerPath, {
     logger: Log,
     numWorkers: getNumberOfWorkers(config),
@@ -694,7 +704,7 @@ export function createStaticWorker(
       progress?.clear()
     },
     forkOptions: {
-      env: process.env,
+      env: { ...process.env, NODE_OPTIONS: formatNodeOptions(nodeOptions) },
     },
     enableWorkerThreads: config.experimental.workerThreads,
     exposedMethods: staticWorkerExposedMethods,
diff --git a/packages/next/src/build/webpack-build/index.ts b/packages/next/src/build/webpack-build/index.ts
index c88c6781d7239..3537041cf7a19 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/build/webpack-build/index.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/build/webpack-build/index.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@ import type { COMPILER_INDEXES } from '../../shared/lib/constants'
 import * as Log from '../output/log'
 import { NextBuildContext } from '../build-context'
 import type { BuildTraceContext } from '../webpack/plugins/next-trace-entrypoints-plugin'
-import { Worker } from 'next/dist/compiled/jest-worker'
+import { Worker } from '../../lib/worker'
 import origDebug from 'next/dist/compiled/debug'
-import type { ChildProcess } from 'child_process'
 import path from 'path'
 import { exportTraceState, recordTraceEvents } from '../../trace'
+import {
+  formatNodeOptions,
+  getParsedNodeOptionsWithoutInspect,
+} from '../../server/lib/utils'
 
 const debug = origDebug('next:build:webpack-build')
 
@@ -38,8 +41,15 @@ async function webpackBuildWithWorker(
 
   prunedBuildContext.pluginState = pluginState
 
-  const getWorker = (compilerName: string) => {
-    const _worker = new Worker(path.join(__dirname, 'impl.js'), {
+  const combinedResult = {
+    duration: 0,
+    buildTraceContext: {} as BuildTraceContext,
+  }
+
+  const nodeOptions = getParsedNodeOptionsWithoutInspect()
+
+  for (const compilerName of compilerNames) {
+    const worker = new Worker(path.join(__dirname, 'impl.js'), {
       exposedMethods: ['workerMain'],
       numWorkers: 1,
       maxRetries: 0,
@@ -47,34 +57,10 @@ async function webpackBuildWithWorker(
         env: {
           ...process.env,
           NEXT_PRIVATE_BUILD_WORKER: '1',
+          NODE_OPTIONS: formatNodeOptions(nodeOptions),
         },
       },
     }) as Worker & typeof import('./impl')
-    _worker.getStderr().pipe(process.stderr)
-    _worker.getStdout().pipe(process.stdout)
-
-    for (const worker of ((_worker as any)._workerPool?._workers || []) as {
-      _child: ChildProcess
-    }[]) {
-      worker._child.on('exit', (code, signal) => {
-        if (code || (signal && signal !== 'SIGINT')) {
-          debug(
-            `Compiler ${compilerName} unexpectedly exited with code: ${code} and signal: ${signal}`
-          )
-        }
-      })
-    }
-
-    return _worker
-  }
-
-  const combinedResult = {
-    duration: 0,
-    buildTraceContext: {} as BuildTraceContext,
-  }
-
-  for (const compilerName of compilerNames) {
-    const worker = getWorker(compilerName)
 
     const curResult = await worker.workerMain({
       buildContext: prunedBuildContext,
diff --git a/packages/next/src/lib/worker.ts b/packages/next/src/lib/worker.ts
index aeeeaa1d59338..1adddc8b418d4 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/lib/worker.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/lib/worker.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 import type { ChildProcess } from 'child_process'
 import { Worker as JestWorker } from 'next/dist/compiled/jest-worker'
-import {
-  getParsedNodeOptionsWithoutInspect,
-  formatNodeOptions,
-} from '../server/lib/utils'
 import { Transform } from 'stream'
 
 type FarmOptions = ConstructorParameters<typeof JestWorker>[1]
@@ -47,12 +43,6 @@ export class Worker {
     })
 
     const createWorker = () => {
-      // Get the node options without inspect and also remove the
-      // --max-old-space-size flag as it can cause memory issues.
-      const nodeOptions = getParsedNodeOptionsWithoutInspect()
-      delete nodeOptions['max-old-space-size']
-      delete nodeOptions['max_old_space_size']
-
       this._worker = new JestWorker(workerPath, {
         ...farmOptions,
         forkOptions: {
@@ -60,7 +50,6 @@ export class Worker {
           env: {
             ...((farmOptions.forkOptions?.env || {}) as any),
             ...process.env,
-            NODE_OPTIONS: formatNodeOptions(nodeOptions),
           } as any,
         },
         maxRetries: 0,