diff --git a/packages/next/build/babel/preset.ts b/packages/next/build/babel/preset.ts
index 2ce4ffd594a5..bdd220650427 100644
--- a/packages/next/build/babel/preset.ts
+++ b/packages/next/build/babel/preset.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import { PluginItem } from 'next/dist/compiled/babel/core'
+import { dirname } from 'path'
+
 const env = process.env.NODE_ENV
 const isProduction = env === 'production'
 const isDevelopment = env === 'development'
@@ -168,7 +170,9 @@ module.exports = (
           helpers: true,
           regenerator: true,
           useESModules: supportsESM && presetEnvConfig.modules !== 'commonjs',
-          absoluteRuntime: process.versions.pnp ? __dirname : undefined,
+          absoluteRuntime: dirname(
+            require.resolve('@babel/runtime/package.json')
+          ),
           ...options['transform-runtime'],
         },
       ],
diff --git a/test/unit/next-babel.unit.test.js b/test/unit/next-babel.unit.test.js
index a385ea401722..858678dbed9b 100644
--- a/test/unit/next-babel.unit.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/next-babel.unit.test.js
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ describe('next/babel', () => {
       expect(output).toMatch(`__jsx(${react}.Fragment`)
       expect(output).toMatch(`__jsx("a",{href:"/"`)
 
-      expect(babel(`const a = ()=><a href="/">home</a>`)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-        `"\\"use strict\\";var _interopRequireDefault=require(\\"@babel/runtime/helpers/interopRequireDefault\\");var _react=_interopRequireDefault(require(\\"react\\"));var __jsx=_react[\\"default\\"].createElement;var a=function a(){return __jsx(\\"a\\",{href:\\"/\\"},\\"home\\");};"`
+      expect(babel(`const a = ()=><a href="/">home</a>`)).toMatch(
+        `var _react=_interopRequireDefault(require("react"));var __jsx=_react["default"].createElement;var a=function a(){return __jsx("a",{href:"/"},"home");};`
       )
     })