diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/core/nitro.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/core/nitro.ts
index 5d8b19bad1..e552ffad67 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/core/nitro.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/core/nitro.ts
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ export async function initNitro (nuxt: Nuxt & { _nitro?: Nitro }) {
     ImpoundPlugin.rollup({
       cwd: nuxt.options.rootDir,
       patterns: createImportProtectionPatterns(nuxt, { context: 'nitro-app' }),
-      exclude: [/core[\\/]runtime[\\/]nitro[\\/](?:handlers|utils)/, ...sharedPatterns],
+      exclude: [/node_modules[\\/]nitro(?:pack)?(?:-nightly)?[\\/]|core[\\/]runtime[\\/]nitro[\\/](?:handlers|utils)/, ...sharedPatterns],
     }),
   )