diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/optimizer/index.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/optimizer/index.ts
index 5947305115c548..e476f61d5eef13 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/optimizer/index.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/optimizer/index.ts
@@ -892,7 +892,12 @@ function createOptimizeDepsIncludeResolver(
       config.root,
       config.resolve.preserveSymlinks,
     )
-    return await resolve(nestedPath, basedir, undefined, ssr)
+    return await resolve(
+      nestedPath,
+      path.resolve(basedir, 'package.json'),
+      undefined,
+      ssr,
+    )
   }
 }