diff --git a/packages/node/src/executors/node/node.impl.ts b/packages/node/src/executors/node/node.impl.ts
index eabcedd193cef..248f70d6672bd 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/executors/node/node.impl.ts
+++ b/packages/node/src/executors/node/node.impl.ts
@@ -72,10 +72,9 @@ function calculateResolveMappings(
     parsed.configuration
   );
   return dependencies.reduce((m, c) => {
-    if (!c.outputs[0] && c.node.type === 'npm') {
-      c.outputs[0] = `node_modules/${c.node.data.packageName}`;
+    if (c.node.type !== 'npm' && c.outputs[0] != null) {
+      m[c.name] = joinPathFragments(context.root, c.outputs[0]);
     }
-    m[c.name] = joinPathFragments(context.root, c.outputs[0]);
     return m;
   }, {});
 }