diff --git a/packages/core/src/config/config-resolvers.ts b/packages/core/src/config/config-resolvers.ts
index 43d07a5c5d..351f0411b7 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/config/config-resolvers.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/config/config-resolvers.ts
@@ -136,7 +136,14 @@ export async function resolvePlugins(
         const absolutePluginPath = existsSync(maybeAbsolutePluginPath)
           ? maybeAbsolutePluginPath
           : // For plugins imported from packages specifically
-            require.resolve(plugin, { paths: [configDir, __dirname] });
+            require.resolve(plugin, {
+              paths: [
+                // Plugins imported from the node_modules in the project directory
+                configDir,
+                // Plugins imported from the node_modules in package install directory (for example, npx cache directory)
+                __dirname,
+              ],
+            });
 
         if (!pluginsCache.has(absolutePluginPath)) {
           let requiredPlugin: ImportedPlugin | undefined;