diff --git a/packages/nx/src/command-line/migrate/command-object.ts b/packages/nx/src/command-line/migrate/command-object.ts
index 9b033def1b24d..785771c516eec 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/command-line/migrate/command-object.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/command-line/migrate/command-object.ts
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ function nxCliPath() {
       });
       // if it's berry ensure we set the node_linker to node-modules
       if (packageManager === 'yarn' && pmc.ciInstall.includes('immutable')) {
-        execSync(pmc.preInstall, {
-          cwd: 'yarn config set nodeLinker node-modules',
+        execSync('yarn config set nodeLinker node-modules', {
+          cwd: tmpDir,
           stdio: ['ignore', 'ignore', 'ignore'],
         });
       }