diff --git a/packages/typescript/src/options/tsconfig.ts b/packages/typescript/src/options/tsconfig.ts
index 885bf824f..509f1df71 100644
--- a/packages/typescript/src/options/tsconfig.ts
+++ b/packages/typescript/src/options/tsconfig.ts
@@ -106,11 +106,12 @@ function containsEnumOptions(
 function setModuleResolutionKind(parsedConfig: ParsedCommandLine): ParsedCommandLine {
   const moduleKind = parsedConfig.options.module;
   const moduleResolution =
-    moduleKind === ModuleKind.Node16
+    parsedConfig.options.moduleResolution ||
+    (moduleKind === ModuleKind.Node16
       ? ModuleResolutionKind.Node16
       : moduleKind === ModuleKind.NodeNext
       ? ModuleResolutionKind.NodeNext
-      : ModuleResolutionKind.NodeJs;
+      : ModuleResolutionKind.NodeJs);
 
   return {
     ...parsedConfig,