diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/core/nuxt.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/core/nuxt.ts
index a121ab8442..8952a1f7df 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/core/nuxt.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/core/nuxt.ts
@@ -99,12 +99,12 @@ async function initNuxt (nuxt: Nuxt) {
   const packageJSON = await readPackageJSON(nuxt.options.rootDir).catch(() => ({}) as PackageJson)
   const dependencies = new Set([...Object.keys(packageJSON.dependencies || {}), ...Object.keys(packageJSON.devDependencies || {})])
   const paths = Object.fromEntries(await Promise.all(coreTypePackages.map(async (pkg) => {
-    // ignore packages that exist in `package.json` as these can be resolved by TypeScript
-    if (dependencies.has(pkg) && !(pkg in nightlies)) { return [] }
-
     const [_pkg = pkg, _subpath] = /^[^@]+\//.test(pkg) ? pkg.split('/') : [pkg]
     const subpath = _subpath ? '/' + _subpath : ''
 
+    // ignore packages that exist in `package.json` as these can be resolved by TypeScript
+    if (dependencies.has(_pkg) && !(_pkg in nightlies)) { return [] }
+
     async function resolveTypePath (path: string) {
       try {
         const r = await _resolvePath(path, { url: nuxt.options.modulesDir, conditions: ['types', 'import', 'require'] })
@@ -120,14 +120,14 @@ async function initNuxt (nuxt: Nuxt) {
 
     // deduplicate types for nightly releases
     if (_pkg in nightlies) {
-      const nightly = nightlies[pkg as keyof typeof nightlies]
+      const nightly = nightlies[_pkg as keyof typeof nightlies]
       const path = await resolveTypePath(nightly + subpath)
       if (path) {
         return [[pkg, [path]], [nightly + subpath, [path]]]
       }
     }
 
-    const path = await resolveTypePath(pkg + subpath)
+    const path = await resolveTypePath(_pkg + subpath)
     if (path) {
       return [[pkg, [path]]]
     }