diff --git a/examples/aws-nextjs/next.config.mjs b/examples/aws-nextjs/next.config.mjs
index 4678774e6..f8b78b168 100644
--- a/examples/aws-nextjs/next.config.mjs
+++ b/examples/aws-nextjs/next.config.mjs
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
+import * as path from "node:path";
+
 /** @type {import('next').NextConfig} */
-const nextConfig = {};
+const nextConfig = {
+  webpack: (config, { nextRuntime }) => {
+    if (nextRuntime === "edge") {
+      // Ensure sst uses Node's process module and not a popular shim package when compiling middleware.
+      config.resolve.alias.process = path.resolve("node:process");
+    }
+    return config;
+  },
+};
 
 export default nextConfig;