diff --git a/src/dev/typescript/build_ts_refs.ts b/src/dev/typescript/build_ts_refs.ts
index 2e25827996e453..a168160fcf1f56 100644
--- a/src/dev/typescript/build_ts_refs.ts
+++ b/src/dev/typescript/build_ts_refs.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,12 @@ export async function buildAllTsRefs(log: ToolingLog) {
   for (const path of REF_CONFIG_PATHS) {
     const relative = Path.relative(REPO_ROOT, path);
     log.debug(`Building TypeScript projects refs for ${relative}...`);
-    await execa(require.resolve('typescript/bin/tsc'), ['-b', relative, '--pretty'], {
-      cwd: REPO_ROOT,
-    });
+    await execa(
+      'node',
+      ['--preserve-symlinks', require.resolve('typescript/bin/tsc'), '-b', relative, '--pretty'],
+      {
+        cwd: REPO_ROOT,
+      }
+    );
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/scripts/checks/build_ts_refs.sh b/test/scripts/checks/build_ts_refs.sh
index bdf69bf84680a5..c7ad1fcc8fa9f7 100644
--- a/test/scripts/checks/build_ts_refs.sh
+++ b/test/scripts/checks/build_ts_refs.sh
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 source src/dev/ci_setup/setup_env.sh
 
 checks-reporter-with-killswitch "Build Typescript Refs" \
-  node scripts/build_ts_refs
+  node --preserve-symlinks scripts/build_ts_refs
diff --git a/test/scripts/checks/type_check.sh b/test/scripts/checks/type_check.sh
index 385a34bee1abf7..97acc4e97e8289 100755
--- a/test/scripts/checks/type_check.sh
+++ b/test/scripts/checks/type_check.sh
@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@
 source src/dev/ci_setup/setup_env.sh
 
 checks-reporter-with-killswitch "Check Types" \
-  node scripts/build_ts_refs && \
-  node scripts/type_check
+  node --preserve-symlinks scripts/type_check
diff --git a/test/scripts/jenkins_unit.sh b/test/scripts/jenkins_unit.sh
index 9e387f97a016e8..996dfdc4149173 100755
--- a/test/scripts/jenkins_unit.sh
+++ b/test/scripts/jenkins_unit.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ if [[ -z "$CODE_COVERAGE" ]] ; then
   ./test/scripts/checks/ts_projects.sh
   ./test/scripts/checks/jest_configs.sh
   ./test/scripts/checks/doc_api_changes.sh
+  ./test/scripts/checks/build_ts_refs.sh
   ./test/scripts/checks/type_check.sh
   ./test/scripts/checks/bundle_limits.sh
   ./test/scripts/checks/i18n.sh
diff --git a/vars/tasks.groovy b/vars/tasks.groovy
index 7c40966ff5e04c..f00d3d19f55c58 100644
--- a/vars/tasks.groovy
+++ b/vars/tasks.groovy
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ def check() {
     kibanaPipeline.scriptTask('Check TypeScript Projects', 'test/scripts/checks/ts_projects.sh'),
     kibanaPipeline.scriptTask('Check Jest Configs', 'test/scripts/checks/jest_configs.sh'),
     kibanaPipeline.scriptTask('Check Doc API Changes', 'test/scripts/checks/doc_api_changes.sh'),
+    kibanaPipeline.scriptTask('Build Typescript Refs', 'test/scripts/checks/build_ts_refs.sh'),
     kibanaPipeline.scriptTask('Check Types', 'test/scripts/checks/type_check.sh'),
     kibanaPipeline.scriptTask('Check Bundle Limits', 'test/scripts/checks/bundle_limits.sh'),
     kibanaPipeline.scriptTask('Check i18n', 'test/scripts/checks/i18n.sh'),