diff --git a/packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/__snapshots__/lock-file.spec.ts.snap b/packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/__snapshots__/lock-file.spec.ts.snap
index 5f37b195615b2..ec39aa78bc583 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/__snapshots__/lock-file.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/__snapshots__/lock-file.spec.ts.snap
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ Array [
 exports[`lock-file mapLockFileDataToExternalNodes yarn should map successfully complex lock file 1`] = `
 Object {
   "data": Object {
-    "hash": "1e61b9db38c17534ce427d40ce84f9c03b4c439253f659e9a48513a10a52b465",
+    "hash": "6562d56c136e9e359c74fb6843da8deb66890de8e61e49ee766ad9cee2be6878",
     "packageName": "nx",
     "version": "14.7.5",
   },
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/yarn.ts b/packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/yarn.ts
index f290b7e691fd6..03ad5cedf60a4 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/yarn.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/utils/lock-file/yarn.ts
@@ -165,16 +165,9 @@ export function transitiveDependencyYarnLookup(
     return version;
   }
 
-  // const nestedVersion = Object.values(versions).find((v) =>
-  //   v.packageMeta.some(p => p.path.indexOf(`${parentPackage}/node_modules/${packageName}`) !== -1));
-
-  // if (nestedVersion) {
-  //   return nestedVersion.version;
-  // }
-
-  // otherwise search for the matching version
-  return Object.values(versions).find((v) => satisfies(v.version, version))
-    ?.version;
+  return Object.values(versions).find((v) =>
+    v.packageMeta.some((p) => p === `${packageName}@${version}`)
+  ).version;
 }
 
 /**