diff --git a/packages/nuxt3/src/core/nuxt.ts b/packages/nuxt3/src/core/nuxt.ts
index 0a70c5f03c..6d70d95f89 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt3/src/core/nuxt.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt3/src/core/nuxt.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export async function loadNuxt (opts: LoadNuxtOptions): Promise<Nuxt> {
   // Temporary until finding better placement for each
   options.appDir = options.alias['#app'] = resolve(distDir, 'app')
   options._majorVersion = 3
-  options.buildModules.push(pagesModule, metaModule, componentsModule, autoImportsModule)
+  options._modules.push(pagesModule, metaModule, componentsModule, autoImportsModule)
   options.modulesDir.push(resolve(pkgDir, 'node_modules'))
   options.alias['vue-demi'] = resolve(options.appDir, 'compat/vue-demi')
   options.alias['@vue/composition-api'] = resolve(options.appDir, 'compat/capi')