diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-nx/src/rules/enforce-module-boundaries.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin-nx/src/rules/enforce-module-boundaries.ts
index 4aa0fc7d9343e..2ab49c2af3423 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-nx/src/rules/enforce-module-boundaries.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-nx/src/rules/enforce-module-boundaries.ts
@@ -399,9 +399,10 @@ export default createESLintRule<Options, MessageIds>({
 
         for (let constraint of constraints) {
           if (
+            constraint.onlyDependOnLibsWithTags &&
             hasNoneOfTheseTags(
               targetProject,
-              constraint.onlyDependOnLibsWithTags || []
+              constraint.onlyDependOnLibsWithTags
             )
           ) {
             const allowedTags = constraint.onlyDependOnLibsWithTags