diff --git a/packages/shared/src/index.ts b/packages/shared/src/index.ts
index bca2c59..312e1e5 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/index.ts
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ export type ImportPluginOptions =
 
 export { generateImports } from './imports/generateImports'
 
-export function resolveVuetifyBase () {
-  return path.dirname(require.resolve('vuetify/package.json', { paths: [process.cwd()] }))
+export function resolveVuetifyBase (root) {
+  const paths = (root && root != process.cwd()) ? [root] : [];
+  paths.push(process.cwd());
+  return path.dirname(require.resolve('vuetify/package.json', { paths }))
 }
 
 export function isObject (value: any): value is object {
diff --git a/packages/vite-plugin/src/stylesPlugin.ts b/packages/vite-plugin/src/stylesPlugin.ts
index ba89fd5..1bd8245 100644
--- a/packages/vite-plugin/src/stylesPlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/vite-plugin/src/stylesPlugin.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ function isSubdir (root: string, test: string) {
 }
 
 export function stylesPlugin (options: Options): Plugin {
-  const vuetifyBase = resolveVuetifyBase()
+  let vuetifyBase: string
 
   let configFile: string
   const tempFiles = new Map<string, string>()
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@ export function stylesPlugin (options: Options): Plugin {
     name: 'vuetify:styles',
     enforce: 'pre',
     configResolved (config) {
+      const root = config.root || process.cwd();
+      vuetifyBase = resolveVuetifyBase(root)
       if (isObject(options.styles)) {
         if (path.isAbsolute(options.styles.configFile)) {
           configFile = options.styles.configFile
         } else {
-          configFile = path.join(config.root || process.cwd(), options.styles.configFile)
+          configFile = path.join(root, options.styles.configFile)
         }
       }
     },