diff --git a/packages/nx/src/plugins/js/utils/register.ts b/packages/nx/src/plugins/js/utils/register.ts
index 67109d6d2cb4f..0c9e4bc5d0f4a 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/plugins/js/utils/register.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/plugins/js/utils/register.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export function getTranspiler(compilerOptions: CompilerOptions) {
   }
 
   compilerOptions.lib = ['es2021'];
-  compilerOptions.module = ts.ModuleKind.CommonJS;
+  compilerOptions.module = compilerOptions.module || ts.ModuleKind.CommonJS;
   compilerOptions.target = ts.ScriptTarget.ES2021;
   compilerOptions.inlineSourceMap = true;
   compilerOptions.skipLibCheck = true;