diff --git a/packages/cli/src/imports.js b/packages/cli/src/imports.js
index 8d1fd986e8..dcdd3254bc 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/imports.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/imports.js
@@ -1,4 +1,19 @@
-export const builder = () => import('@nuxt/builder')
-export const webpack = () => import('@nuxt/webpack')
-export const generator = () => import('@nuxt/generator')
-export const core = () => import('@nuxt/core')
+import path from 'path'
+
+const localNodeModules = path.resolve(process.cwd(), 'node_modules')
+
+// Prefer importing modules from local node_modules (for NPX and global bin)
+async function _import(modulePath) {
+  let m
+  try {
+    m = await import(path.resolve(localNodeModules, modulePath))
+  } catch (e) {
+    m = await import(modulePath)
+  }
+  return m
+}
+
+export const builder = () => _import('@nuxt/builder')
+export const webpack = () => _import('@nuxt/webpack')
+export const generator = () => _import('@nuxt/generator')
+export const core = () => _import('@nuxt/core')