diff --git a/packages/next/build/webpack-config.ts b/packages/next/build/webpack-config.ts
index 581cec0af01e..e873787ae58b 100644
--- a/packages/next/build/webpack-config.ts
+++ b/packages/next/build/webpack-config.ts
@@ -1577,61 +1577,74 @@ export default async function getBaseWebpackConfig(
                   },
                   {
                     resolve: {
-                      // Full list of old polyfills is accessible here:
-                      // https://github.com/webpack/webpack/blob/2a0536cf510768111a3a6dceeb14cb79b9f59273/lib/ModuleNotFoundError.js#L13-L42
-                      fallback: {
-                        assert: require.resolve('next/dist/compiled/assert'),
-                        buffer: require.resolve('next/dist/compiled/buffer/'),
-                        constants: require.resolve(
-                          'next/dist/compiled/constants-browserify'
-                        ),
-                        crypto: require.resolve(
-                          'next/dist/compiled/crypto-browserify'
-                        ),
-                        domain: require.resolve(
-                          'next/dist/compiled/domain-browser'
-                        ),
-                        http: require.resolve('next/dist/compiled/stream-http'),
-                        https: require.resolve(
-                          'next/dist/compiled/https-browserify'
-                        ),
-                        os: require.resolve('next/dist/compiled/os-browserify'),
-                        path: require.resolve(
-                          'next/dist/compiled/path-browserify'
-                        ),
-                        punycode: require.resolve(
-                          'next/dist/compiled/punycode'
-                        ),
-                        process: require.resolve('./polyfills/process'),
-                        // Handled in separate alias
-                        querystring: require.resolve(
-                          'next/dist/compiled/querystring-es3'
-                        ),
-                        stream: require.resolve(
-                          'next/dist/compiled/stream-browserify'
-                        ),
-                        string_decoder: require.resolve(
-                          'next/dist/compiled/string_decoder'
-                        ),
-                        sys: require.resolve('next/dist/compiled/util/'),
-                        timers: require.resolve(
-                          'next/dist/compiled/timers-browserify'
-                        ),
-                        tty: require.resolve(
-                          'next/dist/compiled/tty-browserify'
-                        ),
-                        // Handled in separate alias
-                        // url: require.resolve('url/'),
-                        util: require.resolve('next/dist/compiled/util/'),
-                        vm: require.resolve('next/dist/compiled/vm-browserify'),
-                        zlib: require.resolve(
-                          'next/dist/compiled/browserify-zlib'
-                        ),
-                        events: require.resolve('next/dist/compiled/events/'),
-                        setImmediate: require.resolve(
-                          'next/dist/compiled/setimmediate'
-                        ),
-                      },
+                      fallback:
+                        config.experimental.fallbackNodePolyfills === false
+                          ? {}
+                          : {
+                              assert: require.resolve(
+                                'next/dist/compiled/assert'
+                              ),
+                              buffer: require.resolve(
+                                'next/dist/compiled/buffer/'
+                              ),
+                              constants: require.resolve(
+                                'next/dist/compiled/constants-browserify'
+                              ),
+                              crypto: require.resolve(
+                                'next/dist/compiled/crypto-browserify'
+                              ),
+                              domain: require.resolve(
+                                'next/dist/compiled/domain-browser'
+                              ),
+                              http: require.resolve(
+                                'next/dist/compiled/stream-http'
+                              ),
+                              https: require.resolve(
+                                'next/dist/compiled/https-browserify'
+                              ),
+                              os: require.resolve(
+                                'next/dist/compiled/os-browserify'
+                              ),
+                              path: require.resolve(
+                                'next/dist/compiled/path-browserify'
+                              ),
+                              punycode: require.resolve(
+                                'next/dist/compiled/punycode'
+                              ),
+                              process: require.resolve('./polyfills/process'),
+                              // Handled in separate alias
+                              querystring: require.resolve(
+                                'next/dist/compiled/querystring-es3'
+                              ),
+                              stream: require.resolve(
+                                'next/dist/compiled/stream-browserify'
+                              ),
+                              string_decoder: require.resolve(
+                                'next/dist/compiled/string_decoder'
+                              ),
+                              sys: require.resolve('next/dist/compiled/util/'),
+                              timers: require.resolve(
+                                'next/dist/compiled/timers-browserify'
+                              ),
+                              tty: require.resolve(
+                                'next/dist/compiled/tty-browserify'
+                              ),
+                              // Handled in separate alias
+                              // url: require.resolve('url/'),
+                              util: require.resolve('next/dist/compiled/util/'),
+                              vm: require.resolve(
+                                'next/dist/compiled/vm-browserify'
+                              ),
+                              zlib: require.resolve(
+                                'next/dist/compiled/browserify-zlib'
+                              ),
+                              events: require.resolve(
+                                'next/dist/compiled/events/'
+                              ),
+                              setImmediate: require.resolve(
+                                'next/dist/compiled/setimmediate'
+                              ),
+                            },
                     },
                   },
                 ],
diff --git a/packages/next/server/config-schema.ts b/packages/next/server/config-schema.ts
index db74156d29e3..56def7e1fdef 100644
--- a/packages/next/server/config-schema.ts
+++ b/packages/next/server/config-schema.ts
@@ -258,6 +258,9 @@ const configSchema = {
         externalDir: {
           type: 'boolean',
         },
+        fallbackNodePolyfills: {
+          type: 'boolean',
+        },
         forceSwcTransforms: {
           type: 'boolean',
         },
diff --git a/packages/next/server/config-shared.ts b/packages/next/server/config-shared.ts
index 0977434043f7..fe2238449320 100644
--- a/packages/next/server/config-shared.ts
+++ b/packages/next/server/config-shared.ts
@@ -145,6 +145,12 @@ export interface ExperimentalConfig {
   }
   swcPlugins?: Array<[string, Record<string, unknown>]>
   largePageDataBytes?: number
+  /**
+   * If set to `false`, webpack won't fall back to polyfill Node.js modules in the browser
+   * Full list of old polyfills is accessible here:
+   * [webpack/webpack#ModuleNotoundError.js#L13-L42](https://github.com/webpack/webpack/blob/2a0536cf510768111a3a6dceeb14cb79b9f59273/lib/ModuleNotFoundError.js#L13-L42)
+   */
+  fallbackNodePolyfills?: false
 }
 
 export type ExportPathMap = {
diff --git a/test/production/disable-fallback-polyfills/index.test.ts b/test/production/disable-fallback-polyfills/index.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b22fd400cb09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/production/disable-fallback-polyfills/index.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import { createNext } from 'e2e-utils'
+import { NextInstance } from 'test/lib/next-modes/base'
+
+describe('Disable fallback polyfills', () => {
+  let next: NextInstance
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    next = await createNext({
+      files: {
+        'pages/index.js': `
+          import { useEffect } from 'react'
+          import crypto from 'crypto'
+
+          export default function Page() {
+            useEffect(() => {
+              crypto;
+            }, [])
+            return <p>hello world</p>
+          } 
+        `,
+      },
+      dependencies: {},
+    })
+    await next.stop()
+  })
+  afterAll(() => next.destroy())
+
+  it('Fallback polyfills added by default', async () => {
+    const firstLoadJSSize = Number(
+      next.cliOutput.match(/○ \/\s{38}(\d*) kB\s{10}(?<firstLoad>\d*) kB/)
+        .groups.firstLoad
+    )
+    expect(firstLoadJSSize).not.toBeLessThan(200)
+  })
+
+  it('Build should fail, when fallback polyfilling is disabled', async () => {
+    await next.patchFile(
+      'next.config.js',
+      `module.exports = {
+        experimental: {
+          fallbackNodePolyfills: false
+        }
+      }`
+    )
+
+    await expect(next.start()).rejects.toThrow(/next build failed/)
+  })
+})