diff --git a/packages/vite/plugins/nx-tsconfig-paths.plugin.ts b/packages/vite/plugins/nx-tsconfig-paths.plugin.ts
index 5bb5e7ea84..5c21bae0ca 100644
--- a/packages/vite/plugins/nx-tsconfig-paths.plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/plugins/nx-tsconfig-paths.plugin.ts
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ There should at least be a tsconfig.base.json or tsconfig.json in the root of th
         resolvedFile = matchTsPathFallback?.(importPath);
       }
 
-      if (!resolvedFile) {
+      if (!resolvedFile || !existsSync(resolvedFile)) {
         if (tsConfigPathsEsm || tsConfigPathsFallback) {
           logIt(
             `Unable to resolve ${importPath} with tsconfig paths. Using fallback file matching.`