diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/lib/fs/ignore.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/lib/fs/ignore.ts
index 24a7114fb4707..14af4d78ecede 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/lib/fs/ignore.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/lib/fs/ignore.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 import * as path from 'path';
 import dockerIgnore, * as DockerIgnore from '@balena/dockerignore';
 import gitIgnore, * as GitIgnore from 'ignore';
-import * as minimatch from 'minimatch';
 import { CopyOptions, IgnoreMode } from './options';
 
+// Must be a 'require' to not run afoul of ESM module import rules
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports
+const minimatch = require('minimatch');
+
 /**
  * Represents file path ignoring behavior.
  */
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/lib/stack.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/lib/stack.ts
index 61c85fc110677..54424e8dcafd5 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/lib/stack.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/lib/stack.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import { IConstruct, Construct, Node } from 'constructs';
-import * as minimatch from 'minimatch';
 import { Annotations } from './annotations';
 import { App } from './app';
 import { Arn, ArnComponents, ArnFormat } from './arn';
@@ -23,6 +22,10 @@ import * as cxschema from '../../cloud-assembly-schema';
 import { INCLUDE_PREFIX_IN_UNIQUE_NAME_GENERATION } from '../../cx-api';
 import * as cxapi from '../../cx-api';
 
+// Must be a 'require' to not run afoul of ESM module import rules
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports
+const minimatch = require('minimatch');
+
 const STACK_SYMBOL = Symbol.for('@aws-cdk/core.Stack');
 const MY_STACK_CACHE = Symbol.for('@aws-cdk/core.Stack.myStack');