diff --git a/packages/builder/src/builder.js b/packages/builder/src/builder.js
index 04ea198a79..5daa0b046c 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/builder.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/builder.js
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ export default class Builder {
 
   normalizePlugins() {
     const modes = ['client', 'server']
-    const modePattern = new RegExp(`\\.(${modes.join('|')})(\\.\\w+)?$`)
+    const modePattern = new RegExp(`\\.(${modes.join('|')})(\\.\\w+)*$`)
     return uniqBy(
       this.options.plugins.map((p) => {
         if (typeof p === 'string') {
diff --git a/packages/builder/test/builder.plugin.test.js b/packages/builder/test/builder.plugin.test.js
index fbac35614c..009e682b42 100644
--- a/packages/builder/test/builder.plugin.test.js
+++ b/packages/builder/test/builder.plugin.test.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ describe('builder: builder plugins', () => {
     const nuxt = createNuxt()
     nuxt.options.plugins = [
       '/var/nuxt/plugins/test.js',
+      '/var/nuxt/.nuxt/foo-bar.plugin.client.530b6c6a.js',
       { src: '/var/nuxt/plugins/test.server', mode: 'server' },
       { src: '/var/nuxt/plugins/test.client', ssr: false }
     ]
@@ -33,6 +34,11 @@ describe('builder: builder plugins', () => {
         name: 'nuxt_plugin_test_hash(/var/nuxt/plugins/test.js)',
         src: 'resolveAlias(/var/nuxt/plugins/test.js)'
       },
+      {
+        mode: 'client',
+        name: 'nuxt_plugin_foobarpluginclient530b6c6a_hash(/var/nuxt/.nuxt/foo-bar.plugin.client.530b6c6a.js)',
+        src: 'resolveAlias(/var/nuxt/.nuxt/foo-bar.plugin.client.530b6c6a.js)'
+      },
       {
         mode: 'server',
         name: 'nuxt_plugin_test_hash(/var/nuxt/plugins/test.server)',