diff --git a/packages/nx/src/project-graph/utils/project-configuration-utils.ts b/packages/nx/src/project-graph/utils/project-configuration-utils.ts
index a05611b83ab4f7..b117748bf76621 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/project-graph/utils/project-configuration-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/project-graph/utils/project-configuration-utils.ts
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ export function buildProjectsConfigurationsFromProjectPathsAndPlugins(
     let r = createNodes(matchingConfigFiles, {
       nxJsonConfiguration: nxJson,
       workspaceRoot: root,
+      configFiles: matchingConfigFiles,
     });
 
     results.push(r);