diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-next/lib/rules/no-server-import-in-page.js b/packages/eslint-plugin-next/lib/rules/no-server-import-in-page.js
index da3f59eeec134..4bc873952246e 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-next/lib/rules/no-server-import-in-page.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-next/lib/rules/no-server-import-in-page.js
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ module.exports = {
 
         if (
           !page ||
-          page.startsWith(`${path.sep}_middleware`) ||
-          page.startsWith(`${path.posix.sep}_middleware`)
+          page.includes(`${path.sep}_middleware`) ||
+          page.includes(`${path.posix.sep}_middleware`)
         ) {
           return
         }
diff --git a/test/unit/eslint-plugin-next/no-server-import-in-page.test.ts b/test/unit/eslint-plugin-next/no-server-import-in-page.test.ts
index 0945da3850848..156aabd09fbe4 100644
--- a/test/unit/eslint-plugin-next/no-server-import-in-page.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/eslint-plugin-next/no-server-import-in-page.test.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,15 @@ ruleTester.run('no-server-import-in-page', rule, {
     `,
       filename: 'pagesapp/src/pages/_middleware.js',
     },
+    {
+      code: `import { NextFetchEvent, NextRequest } from "next/server"
+
+      export function middleware(req, ev) {
+        return new Response('Hello, world!')
+      }
+    `,
+      filename: 'src/pages/subFolder/_middleware.js',
+    },
   ],
   invalid: [
     {