diff --git a/packages/next/src/executors/build/build.impl.ts b/packages/next/src/executors/build/build.impl.ts
index 6f846c0b932a7..39534f8d45981 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/executors/build/build.impl.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/executors/build/build.impl.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export default async function buildExecutor(
     context.projectGraph,
     {
       root: context.root,
-      isProduction: options.includeDevDependenciesInPackageJson, // By default we remove devDependencies since this is a production build.
+      isProduction: !options.includeDevDependenciesInPackageJson, // By default we remove devDependencies since this is a production build.
     }
   );
   updatePackageJson(builtPackageJson, context);