diff --git a/packages/next/src/build/create-compiler-aliases.ts b/packages/next/src/build/create-compiler-aliases.ts
index 482108bd422d0..58730bb56479e 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/build/create-compiler-aliases.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/build/create-compiler-aliases.ts
@@ -118,8 +118,6 @@ export function createWebpackAliases({
         }
       : undefined),
 
-    next: NEXT_PROJECT_ROOT,
-
     'styled-jsx/style$': defaultOverrides['styled-jsx/style'],
     'styled-jsx$': defaultOverrides['styled-jsx'],
 
diff --git a/packages/next/src/build/webpack-config.ts b/packages/next/src/build/webpack-config.ts
index 2342810063bb7..10146ad4625cf 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/build/webpack-config.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/build/webpack-config.ts
@@ -1682,6 +1682,13 @@ export default async function getBaseWebpackConfig(
             ]
           },
         },
+        {
+          resolve: {
+            alias: {
+              next: NEXT_PROJECT_ROOT,
+            },
+          },
+        },
       ],
     },
     plugins: [