diff --git a/packages/nx/src/plugins/js/utils/register.ts b/packages/nx/src/plugins/js/utils/register.ts
index 47bd4dfcd6512..f60d7bbde2bf1 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/plugins/js/utils/register.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/plugins/js/utils/register.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { dirname, join } from 'path';
 import type { CompilerOptions } from 'typescript';
 import { logger, NX_PREFIX, stripIndent } from '../../../utils/logger';
+import { existsSync } from 'fs';
+import { workspaceRoot } from '../../../utils/workspace-root';
 
 const swcNodeInstalled = packageIsInstalled('@swc-node/register');
 const tsNodeInstalled = packageIsInstalled('ts-node/register');
@@ -44,6 +46,11 @@ export function getSwcTranspiler(
   const register = require('@swc-node/register/register')
     .register as ISwcRegister;
 
+  let rootTsConfig = join(workspaceRoot, 'tsconfig.base.json');
+  if (existsSync(rootTsConfig)) {
+    process.env.SWC_NODE_PROJECT = rootTsConfig;
+  }
+
   const cleanupFn = register(compilerOptions);
 
   return typeof cleanupFn === 'function' ? cleanupFn : () => {};