diff --git a/packages/@vue/babel-preset-app/__tests__/babel-preset.spec.js b/packages/@vue/babel-preset-app/__tests__/babel-preset.spec.js
index d57f42b..60c938a 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/babel-preset-app/__tests__/babel-preset.spec.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/babel-preset-app/__tests__/babel-preset.spec.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const babel = require('@babel/core')
 const preset = require('../index')
 const defaultOptions = {
   babelrc: false,
-  presets: [preset],
+  presets: [[preset, { targets: { ie: 9 } }]],
   filename: 'test-entry-file.js'
 }
 
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ test('disable absoluteRuntime', () => {
   `.trim(), {
     babelrc: false,
     presets: [[preset, {
+      targets: { ie: 9 },
       absoluteRuntime: false
     }]],
     filename: 'test-entry-file.js'
@@ -183,6 +184,7 @@ test('should inject polyfills / helpers using "require" statements for a umd mod
   `.trim(), {
     babelrc: false,
     presets: [[preset, {
+      targets: { ie: 9 },
       absoluteRuntime: false
     }]],
     filename: 'test-entry-file.js'
@@ -200,6 +202,7 @@ test('should inject polyfills / helpers using "import" statements for an es modu
   `.trim(), {
     babelrc: false,
     presets: [[preset, {
+      targets: { ie: 9 },
       absoluteRuntime: false
     }]],
     filename: 'test-entry-file.js'
@@ -216,6 +219,7 @@ test('should not inject excluded polyfills', () => {
   `.trim(), {
     babelrc: false,
     presets: [[preset, {
+      targets: { ie: 9 },
       exclude: ['es.promise'],
       polyfills: ['es.array.iterator', 'es.object.assign']
     }]],
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-babel/__tests__/transpileDependencies.spec.js b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-babel/__tests__/transpileDependencies.spec.js
index 1c5d6c2..6f90582 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-babel/__tests__/transpileDependencies.spec.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-babel/__tests__/transpileDependencies.spec.js
@@ -78,6 +78,14 @@ test('dep from node_modules should been transpiled when matched by transpileDepe
     'vue.config.js',
     `module.exports = { transpileDependencies: ['external-dep', '@scope/external-dep'] }`
   )
+  await project.write(
+    'babel.config.js',
+    `module.exports = {
+      presets: [
+        ["@vue/babel-preset-app", { targets: { ie: 9 } }]
+      ]
+    }`
+  )
   await project.run('vue-cli-service build')
   expect(await readVendorFile()).toMatch('return "__TEST__"')
 
@@ -89,6 +97,14 @@ test('dep from node_modules should been transpiled when transpileDependencies is
     'vue.config.js',
     `module.exports = { transpileDependencies: true }`
   )
+  await project.write(
+    'babel.config.js',
+    `module.exports = {
+      presets: [
+        ["@vue/babel-preset-app", { targets: { ie: 9 } }]
+      ]
+    }`
+  )
   await project.run('vue-cli-service build')
   expect(await readVendorFile()).toMatch('return "__TEST__"')