diff --git a/packages/nx/src/command-line/init/implementation/dot-nx/add-nx-scripts.ts b/packages/nx/src/command-line/init/implementation/dot-nx/add-nx-scripts.ts
index bddc4911ec..7b113121af 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/command-line/init/implementation/dot-nx/add-nx-scripts.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/command-line/init/implementation/dot-nx/add-nx-scripts.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ export function generateDotNxSetup(version?: string) {
   const changes = host.listChanges();
   printChanges(changes);
   flushChanges(host.root, changes);
+  // Ensure that the dot-nx installation is available.
+  // This is needed when using a global nx with dot-nx, otherwise running any nx command using global command will fail due to missing modules.
+  execSync('./nx --version', { stdio: 'ignore' });
 }
 
 export function normalizeVersionForNxJson(pkg: string, version: string) {