diff --git a/tools/build-plugins/protect.js b/tools/build-plugins/protect.js
index 2dc254aa61..cefd25e1f4 100644
--- a/tools/build-plugins/protect.js
+++ b/tools/build-plugins/protect.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ module.exports = function (babel) {
     visitor: {
       Program: function (node, parent, scope, file) {
         if (file.opts.filename.indexOf("tools/protect") >= 0) return;
+        if (file.opts.filename.indexOf("templates") >= 0) return;
 
         this.unshiftContainer("body", [
           t.expressionStatement(t.callExpression(file.addImport("babel-core/lib/babel/tools/protect"), [t.identifier("module")]))