diff --git a/packages/kbn-pm/dist/index.js b/packages/kbn-pm/dist/index.js
index eec75033e8beb..e3df1ab585ee4 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-pm/dist/index.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-pm/dist/index.js
@@ -108562,7 +108562,7 @@ __webpack_require__.r(__webpack_exports__);
  * to Kibana itself.
  */
 
-const isKibanaDep = depVersion => depVersion.includes('../../kibana/');
+const isKibanaDep = depVersion => depVersion.includes('../../packages/');
 /**
  * This prepares the dependencies for an _external_ project.
  */
diff --git a/packages/kbn-pm/src/production/__fixtures__/external_packages/with_kibana_link_deps/package.json b/packages/kbn-pm/src/production/__fixtures__/external_packages/with_kibana_link_deps/package.json
index 6466095ed5df1..c0ed787bcb0e8 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-pm/src/production/__fixtures__/external_packages/with_kibana_link_deps/package.json
+++ b/packages/kbn-pm/src/production/__fixtures__/external_packages/with_kibana_link_deps/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
   "name": "quux",
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@kbn/foo": "link:../../kibana/packages/foo"
+    "@kbn/foo": "link:../../packages/foo"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/kbn-pm/src/production/prepare_project_dependencies.ts b/packages/kbn-pm/src/production/prepare_project_dependencies.ts
index e02a2515cf4a4..af0575b95e51a 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-pm/src/production/prepare_project_dependencies.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-pm/src/production/prepare_project_dependencies.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import { Project } from '../utils/project';
  * to the Kibana root directory or `../kibana-extra/{plugin}` relative
  * to Kibana itself.
  */
-const isKibanaDep = (depVersion: string) => depVersion.includes('../../kibana/');
+const isKibanaDep = (depVersion: string) => depVersion.includes('../../packages/');
 
 /**
  * This prepares the dependencies for an _external_ project.