diff --git a/packages/nx/src/plugins/js/project-graph/build-dependencies/target-project-locator.ts b/packages/nx/src/plugins/js/project-graph/build-dependencies/target-project-locator.ts
index cab279a55b745..b12b0808c5a6a 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/plugins/js/project-graph/build-dependencies/target-project-locator.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/plugins/js/project-graph/build-dependencies/target-project-locator.ts
@@ -181,7 +181,12 @@ export class TargetProjectLocator {
   private findProjectOfResolvedModule(
     resolvedModule: string
   ): string | undefined {
-    if (resolvedModule.startsWith('node_modules/')) return undefined;
+    if (
+      resolvedModule.startsWith('node_modules/') ||
+      resolvedModule.includes('/node_modules/')
+    ) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
     const normalizedResolvedModule = resolvedModule.startsWith('./')
       ? resolvedModule.substring(2)
       : resolvedModule;