diff --git a/packages/app/babel.config.js b/packages/app/babel.config.js
index ed101b402..33e395b88 100644
--- a/packages/app/babel.config.js
+++ b/packages/app/babel.config.js
@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
 module.exports = function (api) {
   api.cache(true);
+
+  const expoPreset = [
+    "babel-preset-expo",
+    {
+      // Transform `import.meta` for ALL platforms (web + native)
+      // Required for modern ESM deps like Zustand 5 that use import.meta.env
+      unstable_transformImportMeta: true,
+    },
+  ];
+
   return {
-    presets: ["babel-preset-expo"],
+    presets: [expoPreset],
     plugins: [
       [
         "react-native-unistyles/plugin",