diff --git a/lib/intermediate-representation-dir/production-app.js b/lib/intermediate-representation-dir/production-app.js
index c650556e28af6..d08ab09c59b8e 100644
--- a/lib/intermediate-representation-dir/production-app.js
+++ b/lib/intermediate-representation-dir/production-app.js
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@ runtime.install({
 const rootElement = document.getElementById(`react-mount`)
 const rootRoute = require(`./split-child-routes`)
 
+// If you try to load the split-child-routes module in other
+// modules, Webpack freezes in some sort of infinite loop when
+// you try to build the javascript for production. No idea
+// why... so for now we'll pop the routes on window. I hope no
+// one feels overly dirty from reading this ;-)
+if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+  window.gatsbyRootRoute = rootRoute
+}
+
 let currentLocation
 browserHistory.listen(location => {
   currentLocation = location