diff --git a/content/plugins/define-plugin.md b/content/plugins/define-plugin.md
index c520400060fd..46e026b6aebd 100644
--- a/content/plugins/define-plugin.md
+++ b/content/plugins/define-plugin.md
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ new webpack.DefinePlugin({
 })
 ```
 
+W> When defining values for `process` prefer `'process.env.NODE_ENV': JSON.stringify('production')` over `process: { env: { NODE_ENV: JSON.stringify('production') } }`. Using the latter will overwrite the `process` object which can break compatibility with some modules that expect other values on the process object to be defined.
+
 
 ## Service URLs