diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-runtime/package.json b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-runtime/package.json
index d1211e4065..5e0cd84f4b 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-runtime/package.json
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-runtime/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
   "keywords": [
     "babel-plugin"
   ],
+  "browser": {
+    "./lib/get-runtime-path/index.js": "./lib/get-runtime-path/browser.js",
+    "./src/get-runtime-path/index.js": "./src/get-runtime-path/browser.js"
+  },
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/helper-module-imports": "^7.8.3",
     "@babel/helper-plugin-utils": "^7.8.3",
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-runtime/src/get-runtime-path/browser.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-runtime/src/get-runtime-path/browser.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d407ae99a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-runtime/src/get-runtime-path/browser.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export default function(moduleName, dirname, absoluteRuntime) {
+  if (absoluteRuntime === false) return moduleName;
+
+  throw new Error(
+    "The 'absoluteRuntime' option is not supported when using @babel/standalone.",
+  );
+}
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-runtime/src/get-runtime-path/index.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-runtime/src/get-runtime-path/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..393bde7938
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-runtime/src/get-runtime-path/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import path from "path";
+import resolve from "resolve";
+
+export default function(moduleName, dirname, absoluteRuntime) {
+  if (absoluteRuntime === false) return moduleName;
+
+  return resolveAbsoluteRuntime(
+    moduleName,
+    path.resolve(dirname, absoluteRuntime === true ? "." : absoluteRuntime),
+  );
+}
+
+function resolveAbsoluteRuntime(moduleName: string, dirname: string) {
+  try {
+    return path
+      .dirname(resolve.sync(`${moduleName}/package.json`, { basedir: dirname }))
+      .replace(/\\/g, "/");
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (err.code !== "MODULE_NOT_FOUND") throw err;
+
+    throw Object.assign(
+      new Error(`Failed to resolve "${moduleName}" relative to "${dirname}"`),
+      {
+        code: "BABEL_RUNTIME_NOT_FOUND",
+        runtime: moduleName,
+        dirname,
+      },
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-runtime/src/index.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-runtime/src/index.js
index 448d46f449..ca203e13b2 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-runtime/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-runtime/src/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import path from "path";
-import resolve from "resolve";
 import { declare } from "@babel/helper-plugin-utils";
 import { addDefault, isModule } from "@babel/helper-module-imports";
 import { types as t } from "@babel/core";
@@ -7,25 +5,7 @@ import { types as t } from "@babel/core";
 import getCoreJS2Definitions from "./runtime-corejs2-definitions";
 import getCoreJS3Definitions from "./runtime-corejs3-definitions";
 import { typeAnnotationToString } from "./helpers";
-
-function resolveAbsoluteRuntime(moduleName: string, dirname: string) {
-  try {
-    return path
-      .dirname(resolve.sync(`${moduleName}/package.json`, { basedir: dirname }))
-      .replace(/\\/g, "/");
-  } catch (err) {
-    if (err.code !== "MODULE_NOT_FOUND") throw err;
-
-    throw Object.assign(
-      new Error(`Failed to resolve "${moduleName}" relative to "${dirname}"`),
-      {
-        code: "BABEL_RUNTIME_NOT_FOUND",
-        runtime: moduleName,
-        dirname,
-      },
-    );
-  }
-}
+import getRuntimePath from "./get-runtime-path";
 
 function supportsStaticESM(caller) {
   return !!(caller && caller.supportsStaticESM);
@@ -196,13 +176,7 @@ export default declare((api, options, dirname) => {
 
   const HEADER_HELPERS = ["interopRequireWildcard", "interopRequireDefault"];
 
-  let modulePath = moduleName;
-  if (absoluteRuntime !== false) {
-    modulePath = resolveAbsoluteRuntime(
-      moduleName,
-      path.resolve(dirname, absoluteRuntime === true ? "." : absoluteRuntime),
-    );
-  }
+  const modulePath = getRuntimePath(moduleName, dirname, absoluteRuntime);
 
   return {
     name: "transform-runtime",