diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/rollup.config.ts b/packages/grafana-ui/rollup.config.ts
index 35c14eb9315..084302fad25 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/rollup.config.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/rollup.config.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const buildCjsPackage = ({ env }) => {
       'monaco-editor', // Monaco should not be used directly
       'monaco-editor/esm/vs/editor/editor.api', // Monaco should not be used directly
       'react-monaco-editor',
+      'jquery', // required to use jquery.plot, which is assigned externally
     ],
     plugins: [
       commonjs({