diff --git a/packages/rollup/src/generators/init/init.ts b/packages/rollup/src/generators/init/init.ts
index a78ea3818f1569..289ddc2675ceef 100644
--- a/packages/rollup/src/generators/init/init.ts
+++ b/packages/rollup/src/generators/init/init.ts
@@ -26,14 +26,19 @@ export async function rollupInitGenerator(tree: Tree, schema: Schema) {
       tree,
       {},
       {
-        '@nx/rollup': nxVersion,
         '@swc/helpers': swcHelpersVersion,
         '@swc/core': swcCoreVersion,
         'swc-loader': swcLoaderVersion,
       }
     );
   } else {
-    task = addDependenciesToPackageJson(tree, {}, { tslib: tsLibVersion });
+    task = addDependenciesToPackageJson(
+      tree,
+      {
+        '@nx/rollup': nxVersion,
+      },
+      { tslib: tsLibVersion }
+    );
   }
 
   if (!schema.skipFormat) {