diff --git a/packages/angular-cli/commands/github-pages-deploy.ts b/packages/angular-cli/commands/github-pages-deploy.ts
index 9951f13ecd4d..4cbb4fb8d326 100644
--- a/packages/angular-cli/commands/github-pages-deploy.ts
+++ b/packages/angular-cli/commands/github-pages-deploy.ts
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ const githubPagesDeployCommand = Command.extend({
       environment: options.environment,
       outputPath: outDir,
       baseHref: baseHref,
+      aot: true,
+      vendorChunk: true
     };
 
     const createGithubRepoTask = new CreateGithubRepo({