diff --git a/packages/webpack-config/src/addons/withUnimodules.ts b/packages/webpack-config/src/addons/withUnimodules.ts
index b97608a539..e2516f8863 100644
--- a/packages/webpack-config/src/addons/withUnimodules.ts
+++ b/packages/webpack-config/src/addons/withUnimodules.ts
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ export function ignoreExternalModules(
     }
     return ((ctx, req, cb) => {
       const relPath = path.join('node_modules', req);
-      return shouldIncludeModule(relPath) ? cb(null, []) : external(ctx, req, cb);
+      return shouldIncludeModule(relPath) ? cb() : external(ctx, req, cb);
     }) as ExternalsFunctionElement;
   });