diff --git a/packages/ngtools/webpack/src/ivy/plugin.ts b/packages/ngtools/webpack/src/ivy/plugin.ts
index 8e0763991448..90be4e8ed7f3 100644
--- a/packages/ngtools/webpack/src/ivy/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/ngtools/webpack/src/ivy/plugin.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ function initializeNgccProcessor(
 
   const errors: string[] = [];
   const warnings: string[] = [];
+  const resolver = compiler.resolverFactory.get('normal', {
+    extensions: ['.json'],
+    useSyncFileSystemCalls: true,
+  });
   const processor = new NgccProcessor(
     mainFields,
     warnings,
@@ -79,7 +83,7 @@ function initializeNgccProcessor(
     compiler.context,
     tsconfig,
     inputFileSystem,
-    webpackOptions.resolve?.symlinks,
+    resolver,
   );
 
   return { processor, errors, warnings };
diff --git a/packages/ngtools/webpack/src/ngcc_processor.ts b/packages/ngtools/webpack/src/ngcc_processor.ts
index df10bf84089c..20c21e9e85b8 100644
--- a/packages/ngtools/webpack/src/ngcc_processor.ts
+++ b/packages/ngtools/webpack/src/ngcc_processor.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import { LogLevel, Logger, process as mainNgcc } from '@angular/compiler-cli/ngcc';
 import { spawnSync } from 'child_process';
 import { createHash } from 'crypto';
-import { Resolver, ResolverFactory } from 'enhanced-resolve';
+import { Resolver } from 'enhanced-resolve';
 import { accessSync, constants, existsSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from 'fs';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import * as ts from 'typescript';
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ export class NgccProcessor {
   private _processedModules = new Set<string>();
   private _logger: NgccLogger;
   private _nodeModulesDirectory: string;
-  private _resolver: Resolver;
 
   constructor(
     private readonly propertiesToConsider: string[],
@@ -39,19 +38,10 @@ export class NgccProcessor {
     private readonly basePath: string,
     private readonly tsConfigPath: string,
     private readonly inputFileSystem: InputFileSystem,
-    private readonly symlinks: boolean | undefined,
+    private readonly resolver: Resolver,
   ) {
     this._logger = new NgccLogger(this.compilationWarnings, this.compilationErrors);
     this._nodeModulesDirectory = this.findNodeModulesDirectory(this.basePath);
-
-    this._resolver = ResolverFactory.createResolver({
-      // NOTE: @types/webpack InputFileSystem is missing some methods
-      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-      fileSystem: this.inputFileSystem as any,
-      extensions: ['.json'],
-      useSyncFileSystemCalls: true,
-      symlinks,
-    });
   }
 
   /** Process the entire node modules tree. */
@@ -207,10 +197,7 @@ export class NgccProcessor {
 
     // Purge this file from cache, since NGCC add new mainFields. Ex: module_ivy_ngcc
     // which are unknown in the cached file.
-    if (this.inputFileSystem.purge) {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-      (this.inputFileSystem.purge as any)(packageJsonPath);
-    }
+    this.inputFileSystem.purge?.(packageJsonPath);
 
     this._processedModules.add(resolvedFileName);
   }
@@ -224,7 +211,7 @@ export class NgccProcessor {
    */
   private tryResolvePackage(moduleName: string, resolvedFileName: string): string | undefined {
     try {
-      const resolvedPath = this._resolver.resolveSync(
+      const resolvedPath = this.resolver.resolveSync(
         {},
         resolvedFileName,
         `${moduleName}/package.json`,