diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/ReactiveScopes/CodegenReactiveFunction.ts b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/ReactiveScopes/CodegenReactiveFunction.ts
index 33a124dcec6e2..17c62c02a6ee8 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/ReactiveScopes/CodegenReactiveFunction.ts
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/ReactiveScopes/CodegenReactiveFunction.ts
@@ -1726,7 +1726,7 @@ function codegenInstructionValue(
     }
     case 'UnaryExpression': {
       value = t.unaryExpression(
-        instrValue.operator as 'throw', // todo
+        instrValue.operator,
         codegenPlaceToExpression(cx, instrValue.value),
       );
       break;
@@ -2582,7 +2582,16 @@ function codegenValue(
   value: boolean | number | string | null | undefined,
 ): t.Expression {
   if (typeof value === 'number') {
-    return t.numericLiteral(value);
+    if (value < 0) {
+      /**
+       * Babel's code generator produces invalid JS for negative numbers when
+       * run with { compact: true }.
+       * See repro https://codesandbox.io/p/devbox/5d47fr
+       */
+      return t.unaryExpression('-', t.numericLiteral(-value), false);
+    } else {
+      return t.numericLiteral(value);
+    }
   } else if (typeof value === 'boolean') {
     return t.booleanLiteral(value);
   } else if (typeof value === 'string') {
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/babel-repro-compact-negative-number.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/babel-repro-compact-negative-number.expect.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..70e19e0744a4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/babel-repro-compact-negative-number.expect.md
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+
+## Input
+
+```javascript
+import {Stringify} from 'shared-runtime';
+
+function Repro(props) {
+  const MY_CONST = -2;
+  return <Stringify>{props.arg - MY_CONST}</Stringify>;
+}
+
+export const FIXTURE_ENTRYPOINT = {
+  fn: Repro,
+  params: [
+    {
+      arg: 3,
+    },
+  ],
+};
+
+```
+
+## Code
+
+```javascript
+import { c as _c } from "react/compiler-runtime";
+import { Stringify } from "shared-runtime";
+
+function Repro(props) {
+  const $ = _c(2);
+
+  const t0 = props.arg - -2;
+  let t1;
+  if ($[0] !== t0) {
+    t1 = <Stringify>{t0}</Stringify>;
+    $[0] = t0;
+    $[1] = t1;
+  } else {
+    t1 = $[1];
+  }
+  return t1;
+}
+
+export const FIXTURE_ENTRYPOINT = {
+  fn: Repro,
+  params: [
+    {
+      arg: 3,
+    },
+  ],
+};
+
+```
+      
+### Eval output
+(kind: ok) <div>{"children":5}</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/babel-repro-compact-negative-number.js b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/babel-repro-compact-negative-number.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..891589bc981d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/babel-repro-compact-negative-number.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import {Stringify} from 'shared-runtime';
+
+function Repro(props) {
+  const MY_CONST = -2;
+  return <Stringify>{props.arg - MY_CONST}</Stringify>;
+}
+
+export const FIXTURE_ENTRYPOINT = {
+  fn: Repro,
+  params: [
+    {
+      arg: 3,
+    },
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/compiler/packages/snap/src/compiler.ts b/compiler/packages/snap/src/compiler.ts
index 0cadf30bf0eb1..7241ed51492bc 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/snap/src/compiler.ts
+++ b/compiler/packages/snap/src/compiler.ts
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ export async function transformFixtureInput(
     filename: virtualFilepath,
     highlightCode: false,
     retainLines: true,
+    compact: true,
     plugins: [
       [plugin, options],
       'babel-plugin-fbt',