diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/azuremonitor/webpack.config.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/azuremonitor/webpack.config.ts
index 4da5a990cfa..6457f58a1d2 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/azuremonitor/webpack.config.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/azuremonitor/webpack.config.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
-import config from '@grafana/plugin-configs/webpack.config';
+import type { Configuration } from 'webpack';
+import { merge } from 'webpack-merge';
+
+import grafanaConfig from '@grafana/plugin-configs/webpack.config';
+
+const config = async (env: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<Configuration> => {
+  const baseConfig = await grafanaConfig(env);
+
+  return merge(baseConfig, {
+    externals: ['@kusto/monaco-kusto'],
+  });
+};
 
 export default config;