diff --git a/packages/config/index.d.ts b/packages/config/index.d.ts
index f4b4fe4432..c8a4f6a3cb 100644
--- a/packages/config/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/config/index.d.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 // Dummy type definition file to provide backward compatibility
 // around Nuxt modules extending `@nuxt/config` for Nuxt < 2.9
+declare module "@nuxt/config"
diff --git a/packages/vue-app/index.d.ts b/packages/vue-app/index.d.ts
index 364f58779b..11c189a84a 100644
--- a/packages/vue-app/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-app/index.d.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 // Dummy type definition file to provide backward compatibility
 // around Nuxt modules extending `@nuxt/vue-app` for Nuxt < 2.9
+declare module "@nuxt/vue-app"