diff --git a/plugins/package-managers/node/src/main/kotlin/Npm.kt b/plugins/package-managers/node/src/main/kotlin/Npm.kt
index 4a4f890958ad9..6c6aedce9ace1 100644
--- a/plugins/package-managers/node/src/main/kotlin/Npm.kt
+++ b/plugins/package-managers/node/src/main/kotlin/Npm.kt
@@ -247,7 +247,8 @@ open class Npm(
         logger.info { "Searching for 'package.json' files in '$nodeModulesDir'..." }
 
         val nodeModulesFiles = nodeModulesDir.walk().maxDepth(modulesSearchDepth).filter {
-            it.name == "package.json" && isValidNodeModulesDirectory(nodeModulesDir, nodeModulesDirForPackageJson(it))
+            it.isFile && it.name == "package.json" &&
+                isValidNodeModulesDirectory(nodeModulesDir, nodeModulesDirForPackageJson(it))
         }
 
         return runBlocking(Dispatchers.IO) {