diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/resolver/KotlinCompilationNpmResolver.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/resolver/KotlinCompilationNpmResolver.kt
index 1207699cf24..ac7de89383b 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/resolver/KotlinCompilationNpmResolver.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/resolver/KotlinCompilationNpmResolver.kt
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ internal class KotlinCompilationNpmResolver(
             val compositeDependencies = internalCompositeDependencies.mapNotNull { dependency ->
                 val packages = dependency.includedBuild
                     .projectDir
-                    .resolve(nodeJs.projectPackagesDir.relativeTo(nodeJs.rootProject.buildDir))
+                    .resolve(nodeJs.projectPackagesDir.relativeTo(nodeJs.rootProject.rootDir))
                 packages
                     .list()
                     ?.map { fileName ->