diff --git a/packages/rspack/src/utils/resolve-user-defined-rspack-config.ts b/packages/rspack/src/utils/resolve-user-defined-rspack-config.ts
index 24c612296a9ec..809a4b03c933d 100644
--- a/packages/rspack/src/utils/resolve-user-defined-rspack-config.ts
+++ b/packages/rspack/src/utils/resolve-user-defined-rspack-config.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export function resolveUserDefinedRspackConfig(
   // Don't transpile non-TS files. This prevents workspaces libs from being registered via tsconfig-paths.
   // There's an issue here with Nx workspace where loading plugins from source (via tsconfig-paths) can lead to errors.
   if (!/\.(ts|mts|cts)$/.test(path)) {
-    return require(path);
+    return import(path);
   }
 
   const cleanupTranspiler = registerTsProject(tsConfig);