diff --git a/e2e/js/src/js.test.ts b/e2e/js/src/js.test.ts
index c99893a44a70a..b3b2e80178b07 100644
--- a/e2e/js/src/js.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/js/src/js.test.ts
@@ -317,16 +317,21 @@ export function ${lib}Wildcard() {
         const buildable = uniq('buildable');
         runCLI(`generate @nrwl/js:lib ${buildable}`);
 
+        const buildableTwo = uniq('buildabletwo');
+        runCLI(`generate @nrwl/js:lib ${buildableTwo}`);
+
         const nonBuildable = uniq('nonbuildable');
         runCLI(`generate @nrwl/js:lib ${nonBuildable} --buildable=false`);
 
         updateFile(`libs/${parent}/src/lib/${parent}.ts`, () => {
           return `
 import { ${buildable} } from '@${scope}/${buildable}';
+import { ${buildableTwo} } from '@${scope}/${buildableTwo}';
 import { ${nonBuildable} } from '@${scope}/${nonBuildable}';
 
 export function ${parent}() {
   ${buildable}();
+  ${buildableTwo}();
   ${nonBuildable}();
 }
         `;
@@ -337,6 +342,7 @@ export function ${parent}() {
         runCLI(`build ${parent} --external=all`);
         checkFilesExist(
           `dist/libs/${buildable}/src/index.js`, // buildable
+          `dist/libs/${buildableTwo}/src/index.js`, // buildable two
           `dist/libs/${parent}/src/index.js`, // parent
           `dist/libs/${parent}/${nonBuildable}/src/index.js` // inlined non buildable
         );
@@ -350,22 +356,27 @@ export function ${parent}() {
         checkFilesExist(
           `dist/libs/${parent}/src/index.js`, // parent
           `dist/libs/${parent}/${buildable}/src/index.js`, // inlined buildable
+          `dist/libs/${parent}/${buildableTwo}/src/index.js`, // inlined buildable two
           `dist/libs/${parent}/${nonBuildable}/src/index.js` // inlined non buildable
         );
         fileContent = readFile(`dist/libs/${parent}/src/lib/${parent}.js`);
         expect(fileContent).toContain(`${nonBuildable}/src`);
         expect(fileContent).toContain(`${buildable}/src`);
+        expect(fileContent).toContain(`${buildableTwo}/src`);
 
         // 3. external is set to an array of libs
         execSync(`rm -rf dist`);
         runCLI(`build ${parent} --external=${buildable}`);
         checkFilesExist(
           `dist/libs/${buildable}/src/index.js`, // buildable
+          `dist/libs/${buildableTwo}/src/index.js`, // buildable two original output should be persisted
           `dist/libs/${parent}/src/index.js`, // parent
+          `dist/libs/${parent}/${buildableTwo}/src/index.js`, // inlined buildable two
           `dist/libs/${parent}/${nonBuildable}/src/index.js` // inlined non buildable
         );
         fileContent = readFile(`dist/libs/${parent}/src/lib/${parent}.js`);
         expect(fileContent).toContain(`${nonBuildable}/src`);
+        expect(fileContent).toContain(`${buildableTwo}/src`);
         expect(fileContent).not.toContain(`${buildable}/src`);
       },
       120000
diff --git a/packages/js/src/utils/inline.ts b/packages/js/src/utils/inline.ts
index 64769e0946ef9..1cac5cb71690c 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/utils/inline.ts
+++ b/packages/js/src/utils/inline.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,16 @@ export function postProcessInlinedDependencies(
         inlineDependency.buildOutputPath ||
         join(outputPath, inlineDependency.root);
       const destDepOutputPath = join(outputPath, inlineDependency.name);
-      movePackage(depOutputPath, destDepOutputPath);
+      const isBuildable = !!inlineDependency.buildOutputPath;
+
+      if (isBuildable) {
+        copySync(depOutputPath, destDepOutputPath, {
+          overwrite: true,
+          recursive: true,
+        });
+      } else {
+        movePackage(depOutputPath, destDepOutputPath);
+      }
 
       // TODO: hard-coded "src"
       inlinedDepsDestOutputRecord[inlineDependency.pathAlias] =
@@ -238,7 +247,7 @@ function buildInlineGraphExternals(
   }
 }
 
-export function movePackage(from: string, to: string) {
+function movePackage(from: string, to: string) {
   copySync(from, to, { overwrite: true, recursive: true });
   removeSync(from);
 }
@@ -309,13 +318,12 @@ function getBuildOutputPath(
   context: ExecutorContext,
   options: NormalizedExecutorOptions
 ): string {
+  const projectTargets = context.projectGraph.nodes[projectName]?.data?.targets;
+  if (!projectTargets) return '';
+
   const buildTarget = options.externalBuildTargets.find(
-    (buildTarget) =>
-      context.projectGraph.nodes[projectName]?.data?.targets?.[buildTarget]
+    (buildTarget) => projectTargets[buildTarget]
   );
 
-  if (buildTarget)
-    return context.projectGraph.nodes[projectName].data.targets?.[buildTarget]
-      .options['outputPath'];
-  return '';
+  return buildTarget ? projectTargets[buildTarget].options['outputPath'] : '';
 }