diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/files/tsconfig.json.template b/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/files/tsconfig.json.template
index 251d6bcb1e5a..f5dde42b401c 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/files/tsconfig.json.template
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/files/tsconfig.json.template
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     "noPropertyAccessFromIndexSignature": true,
     "noImplicitReturns": true,
     "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,<% } %>
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
     "esModuleInterop": true,
     "sourceMap": true,
     "declaration": false,