diff --git a/packages/rollup/src/executors/rollup/rollup.impl.ts b/packages/rollup/src/executors/rollup/rollup.impl.ts
index 5b9ee1ddeba72f..95824d262de5ae 100644
--- a/packages/rollup/src/executors/rollup/rollup.impl.ts
+++ b/packages/rollup/src/executors/rollup/rollup.impl.ts
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ function createTsCompilerOptions(
 ) {
   const compilerOptionPaths = computeCompilerOptionsPaths(config, dependencies);
   const compilerOptions = {
-    rootDir: options.projectRoot,
+    rootDir: config.options.rootDir,
     allowJs: options.allowJs,
     declaration: true,
     paths: compilerOptionPaths,