diff --git a/src/compiler/moduleNameResolver.ts b/src/compiler/moduleNameResolver.ts
index dd11ba7a72fea..a673418f4e4e9 100644
--- a/src/compiler/moduleNameResolver.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/moduleNameResolver.ts
@@ -1792,7 +1792,7 @@ namespace ts {
     function loadPnpPackageResolution(packageName: string, containingDirectory: string) {
         try {
             const resolution = getPnpApi(containingDirectory).resolveToUnqualified(packageName, `${containingDirectory}/`, { considerBuiltins: false });
-            return normalizeSlashes(resolution);
+            return normalizeSlashes(resolution).replace(/\/$/, '');
         }
         catch {
             // Nothing to do