diff --git a/packages/next/build/webpack-config.ts b/packages/next/build/webpack-config.ts
index a558320eca9ce..2723c7bedaa0e 100644
--- a/packages/next/build/webpack-config.ts
+++ b/packages/next/build/webpack-config.ts
@@ -334,6 +334,15 @@ export default async function getBaseWebpackConfig(
               return callback()
             }
 
+            // Relative requires don't need custom resolution, because they
+            // are relative to requests we've already resolved here.
+            // Absolute requires (require('/foo')) are extremely uncommon, but
+            // also have no need for customization as they're already resolved.
+            const start = request.charAt(0);
+            if (start === '.' || start === '/') {
+              return callback();
+            }
+
             // Resolve the import with the webpack provided context, this
             // ensures we're resolving the correct version when multiple
             // exist.