diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/index.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/index.ts
index c508021afc..13c0268d3e 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/index.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/index.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ import {AsyncNgccOptions, NgccOptions, SyncNgccOptions} from './src/ngcc_options
 
 export {ConsoleLogger} from './src/logging/console_logger';
 export {Logger, LogLevel} from './src/logging/logger';
-export {AsyncNgccOptions, NgccOptions, PathMappings, SyncNgccOptions} from './src/ngcc_options';
+export {AsyncNgccOptions, NgccOptions, SyncNgccOptions} from './src/ngcc_options';
+export {PathMappings} from './src/path_mappings';
 
 export function process(options: AsyncNgccOptions): Promise<void>;
 export function process(options: SyncNgccOptions): void;
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/dependencies/dts_dependency_host.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/dependencies/dts_dependency_host.ts
index 7eef7f3a38..2d4e076fe6 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/dependencies/dts_dependency_host.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/dependencies/dts_dependency_host.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 import {AbsoluteFsPath, FileSystem} from '../../../src/ngtsc/file_system';
-import {PathMappings} from '../ngcc_options';
+import {PathMappings} from '../path_mappings';
 import {EsmDependencyHost} from './esm_dependency_host';
 import {ModuleResolver} from './module_resolver';
 
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/dependencies/module_resolver.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/dependencies/module_resolver.ts
index 4409ece280..fa360498c0 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/dependencies/module_resolver.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/dependencies/module_resolver.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 import {absoluteFrom, AbsoluteFsPath, dirname, FileSystem, isRoot, join, resolve} from '../../../src/ngtsc/file_system';
-import {PathMappings} from '../ngcc_options';
+import {PathMappings} from '../path_mappings';
 import {isRelativePath, resolveFileWithPostfixes} from '../utils';
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/entry_point_finder/directory_walker_entry_point_finder.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/entry_point_finder/directory_walker_entry_point_finder.ts
index 8ac19b1495..a0047c1cf2 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/entry_point_finder/directory_walker_entry_point_finder.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/entry_point_finder/directory_walker_entry_point_finder.ts
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ import {AbsoluteFsPath, FileSystem, PathSegment} from '../../../src/ngtsc/file_s
 import {EntryPointWithDependencies} from '../dependencies/dependency_host';
 import {DependencyResolver, SortedEntryPointsInfo} from '../dependencies/dependency_resolver';
 import {Logger} from '../logging/logger';
-import {PathMappings} from '../ngcc_options';
 import {NgccConfiguration} from '../packages/configuration';
 import {getEntryPointInfo, INCOMPATIBLE_ENTRY_POINT, NO_ENTRY_POINT} from '../packages/entry_point';
 import {EntryPointManifest} from '../packages/entry_point_manifest';
+import {PathMappings} from '../path_mappings';
 import {NGCC_DIRECTORY} from '../writing/new_entry_point_file_writer';
 
 import {EntryPointFinder} from './interface';
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/entry_point_finder/targeted_entry_point_finder.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/entry_point_finder/targeted_entry_point_finder.ts
index abd5c2f1a9..91409f2c9a 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/entry_point_finder/targeted_entry_point_finder.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/entry_point_finder/targeted_entry_point_finder.ts
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ import {AbsoluteFsPath, FileSystem, join, PathSegment, relative, relativeFrom} f
 import {EntryPointWithDependencies} from '../dependencies/dependency_host';
 import {DependencyResolver, SortedEntryPointsInfo} from '../dependencies/dependency_resolver';
 import {Logger} from '../logging/logger';
-import {PathMappings} from '../ngcc_options';
 import {hasBeenProcessed} from '../packages/build_marker';
 import {NgccConfiguration} from '../packages/configuration';
 import {EntryPoint, EntryPointJsonProperty, getEntryPointInfo, INCOMPATIBLE_ENTRY_POINT, NO_ENTRY_POINT} from '../packages/entry_point';
+import {PathMappings} from '../path_mappings';
 
 import {EntryPointFinder} from './interface';
 import {getBasePaths} from './utils';
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/entry_point_finder/utils.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/entry_point_finder/utils.ts
index 9442958e66..5238845c05 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/entry_point_finder/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/entry_point_finder/utils.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 import {AbsoluteFsPath, getFileSystem, relative, resolve} from '../../../src/ngtsc/file_system';
 import {Logger} from '../logging/logger';
-import {PathMappings} from '../ngcc_options';
+import {PathMappings} from '../path_mappings';
 
 /**
  * Extract all the base-paths that we need to search for entry-points.
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/execution/create_compile_function.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/execution/create_compile_function.ts
index 81cd664cc3..5d162182dc 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/execution/create_compile_function.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/execution/create_compile_function.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ import {replaceTsWithNgInErrors} from '../../../src/ngtsc/diagnostics';
 import {FileSystem} from '../../../src/ngtsc/file_system';
 import {ParsedConfiguration} from '../../../src/perform_compile';
 import {Logger} from '../logging/logger';
-import {PathMappings} from '../ngcc_options';
 import {getEntryPointFormat} from '../packages/entry_point';
 import {makeEntryPointBundle} from '../packages/entry_point_bundle';
+import {PathMappings} from '../path_mappings';
 import {FileWriter} from '../writing/file_writer';
 
 import {CreateCompileFn} from './api';
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/main.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/main.ts
index e8005edf6c..8811654e37 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/main.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/main.ts
@@ -32,10 +32,11 @@ import {AsyncLocker} from './locking/async_locker';
 import {LockFileWithChildProcess} from './locking/lock_file_with_child_process';
 import {SyncLocker} from './locking/sync_locker';
 import {Logger} from './logging/logger';
-import {AsyncNgccOptions, getSharedSetup, NgccOptions, PathMappings, SyncNgccOptions} from './ngcc_options';
+import {AsyncNgccOptions, getSharedSetup, NgccOptions, SyncNgccOptions} from './ngcc_options';
 import {NgccConfiguration} from './packages/configuration';
 import {EntryPointJsonProperty, SUPPORTED_FORMAT_PROPERTIES} from './packages/entry_point';
 import {EntryPointManifest, InvalidatingEntryPointManifest} from './packages/entry_point_manifest';
+import {PathMappings} from './path_mappings';
 import {FileWriter} from './writing/file_writer';
 import {DirectPackageJsonUpdater, PackageJsonUpdater} from './writing/package_json_updater';
 
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/ngcc_options.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/ngcc_options.ts
index 3311653474..1ada2058d2 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/ngcc_options.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/ngcc_options.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@
  * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
-import {absoluteFrom, AbsoluteFsPath, FileSystem, getFileSystem, resolve} from '../../src/ngtsc/file_system';
+import {absoluteFrom, AbsoluteFsPath, FileSystem, getFileSystem} from '../../src/ngtsc/file_system';
 import {ParsedConfiguration, readConfiguration} from '../../src/perform_compile';
 
 import {ConsoleLogger} from './logging/console_logger';
 import {Logger, LogLevel} from './logging/logger';
 import {SUPPORTED_FORMAT_PROPERTIES} from './packages/entry_point';
+import {getPathMappingsFromTsConfig, PathMappings} from './path_mappings';
 import {FileWriter} from './writing/file_writer';
 import {InPlaceFileWriter} from './writing/in_place_file_writer';
 import {NewEntryPointFileWriter} from './writing/new_entry_point_file_writer';
@@ -135,25 +136,6 @@ export type AsyncNgccOptions = Omit<SyncNgccOptions, 'async'>&{async: true};
  */
 export type NgccOptions = AsyncNgccOptions|SyncNgccOptions;
 
-export type PathMappings = {
-  baseUrl: string,
-  paths: {[key: string]: string[]}
-};
-
-/**
- * If `pathMappings` is not provided directly, then try getting it from `tsConfig`, if available.
- */
-export function getPathMappingsFromTsConfig(
-    tsConfig: ParsedConfiguration|null, projectPath: AbsoluteFsPath): PathMappings|undefined {
-  if (tsConfig !== null && tsConfig.options.baseUrl !== undefined &&
-      tsConfig.options.paths !== undefined) {
-    return {
-      baseUrl: resolve(projectPath, tsConfig.options.baseUrl),
-      paths: tsConfig.options.paths,
-    };
-  }
-}
-
 export type OptionalNgccOptionKeys = 'targetEntryPointPath'|'tsConfigPath'|'pathMappings';
 export type RequiredNgccOptions = Required<Omit<NgccOptions, OptionalNgccOptionKeys>>;
 export type OptionalNgccOptions = Pick<NgccOptions, OptionalNgccOptionKeys>;
@@ -183,7 +165,7 @@ export function getSharedSetup(options: NgccOptions): SharedSetup&RequiredNgccOp
     compileAllFormats = true,
     createNewEntryPointFormats = false,
     logger = new ConsoleLogger(LogLevel.info),
-    pathMappings,
+    pathMappings = getPathMappingsFromTsConfig(tsConfig, projectPath),
     async = false,
     errorOnFailedEntryPoint = false,
     enableI18nLegacyMessageIdFormat = true,
@@ -191,9 +173,7 @@ export function getSharedSetup(options: NgccOptions): SharedSetup&RequiredNgccOp
     tsConfigPath,
   } = options;
 
-  pathMappings = options.pathMappings || getPathMappingsFromTsConfig(tsConfig, projectPath);
-
-  if (!!options.targetEntryPointPath) {
+  if (!!targetEntryPointPath) {
     // targetEntryPointPath forces us to error if an entry-point fails.
     errorOnFailedEntryPoint = true;
   }
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/packages/entry_point_bundle.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/packages/entry_point_bundle.ts
index 62259c1b4c..90f13de885 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/packages/entry_point_bundle.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/packages/entry_point_bundle.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 import * as ts from 'typescript';
 import {AbsoluteFsPath, FileSystem, NgtscCompilerHost} from '../../../src/ngtsc/file_system';
-import {PathMappings} from '../ngcc_options';
+import {PathMappings} from '../path_mappings';
 import {BundleProgram, makeBundleProgram} from './bundle_program';
 import {EntryPoint, EntryPointFormat} from './entry_point';
 import {NgccSourcesCompilerHost} from './ngcc_compiler_host';
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/path_mappings.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/path_mappings.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a1e764bc57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/path_mappings.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+import {AbsoluteFsPath, resolve} from '../../src/ngtsc/file_system';
+import {ParsedConfiguration} from '../../src/perform_compile';
+
+
+export type PathMappings = {
+  baseUrl: string,
+  paths: {[key: string]: string[]}
+};
+
+/**
+ * If `pathMappings` is not provided directly, then try getting it from `tsConfig`, if available.
+ */
+export function getPathMappingsFromTsConfig(
+    tsConfig: ParsedConfiguration|null, projectPath: AbsoluteFsPath): PathMappings|undefined {
+  if (tsConfig !== null && tsConfig.options.baseUrl !== undefined &&
+      tsConfig.options.paths !== undefined) {
+    return {
+      baseUrl: resolve(projectPath, tsConfig.options.baseUrl),
+      paths: tsConfig.options.paths,
+    };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/entry_point_finder/directory_walker_entry_point_finder_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/entry_point_finder/directory_walker_entry_point_finder_spec.ts
index aa3bdd3dc1..7f924bc1e2 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/entry_point_finder/directory_walker_entry_point_finder_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/entry_point_finder/directory_walker_entry_point_finder_spec.ts
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ import {DtsDependencyHost} from '../../src/dependencies/dts_dependency_host';
 import {EsmDependencyHost} from '../../src/dependencies/esm_dependency_host';
 import {ModuleResolver} from '../../src/dependencies/module_resolver';
 import {DirectoryWalkerEntryPointFinder} from '../../src/entry_point_finder/directory_walker_entry_point_finder';
-import {PathMappings} from '../../src/ngcc_options';
 import {NgccConfiguration} from '../../src/packages/configuration';
 import {EntryPoint} from '../../src/packages/entry_point';
 import {EntryPointManifest, EntryPointManifestFile} from '../../src/packages/entry_point_manifest';
+import {PathMappings} from '../../src/path_mappings';
 import {MockLogger} from '../helpers/mock_logger';
 
 runInEachFileSystem(() => {
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/entry_point_finder/targeted_entry_point_finder_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/entry_point_finder/targeted_entry_point_finder_spec.ts
index dc9af67357..04aa7dfe72 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/entry_point_finder/targeted_entry_point_finder_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/entry_point_finder/targeted_entry_point_finder_spec.ts
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ import {DtsDependencyHost} from '../../src/dependencies/dts_dependency_host';
 import {EsmDependencyHost} from '../../src/dependencies/esm_dependency_host';
 import {ModuleResolver} from '../../src/dependencies/module_resolver';
 import {TargetedEntryPointFinder} from '../../src/entry_point_finder/targeted_entry_point_finder';
-import {PathMappings} from '../../src/ngcc_options';
 import {NGCC_VERSION} from '../../src/packages/build_marker';
 import {NgccConfiguration} from '../../src/packages/configuration';
 import {EntryPoint} from '../../src/packages/entry_point';
+import {PathMappings} from '../../src/path_mappings';
 import {MockLogger} from '../helpers/mock_logger';
 
 runInEachFileSystem(() => {