diff --git a/packages/gatsby/src/schema/node-model.js b/packages/gatsby/src/schema/node-model.js
index e839d978f53f8..5e5c30abedfd5 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/src/schema/node-model.js
+++ b/packages/gatsby/src/schema/node-model.js
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ async function resolveRecursive(
 
   return _.pickBy(resolvedFields, (value, key) => queryFields[key])
 }
-
+let withResolverContext
 function resolveField(
   nodeModel,
   schemaComposer,
@@ -858,7 +858,13 @@ function resolveField(
   if (!gqlField?.resolve) {
     return node[fieldName]
   }
-  const withResolverContext = require(`./context`)
+
+  // We require this inline as there's a circular dependency from context back to this file.
+  // https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby/blob/9d33b107d167e3e9e2aa282924a0c409f6afd5a0/packages/gatsby/src/schema/context.ts#L5
+  if (!withResolverContext) {
+    withResolverContext = require(`./context`)
+  }
+
   return gqlField.resolve(
     node,
     gqlField.args.reduce((acc, arg) => {