diff --git a/lib/compiler/hooks/tsconfig-paths.hook.ts b/lib/compiler/hooks/tsconfig-paths.hook.ts
index 2d308367e..96d67cdfd 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/hooks/tsconfig-paths.hook.ts
+++ b/lib/compiler/hooks/tsconfig-paths.hook.ts
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@ export function tsconfigPathsBeforeHookFactory(
   compilerOptions: ts.CompilerOptions,
 ) {
   const tsBinary = new TypeScriptBinaryLoader().load();
+  const [tsVersionMajor, tsVersionMinor] = tsBinary.versionMajorMinor
+    ?.split('.')
+    .map((x) => +x);
+  const isInUpdatedAstContext = tsVersionMinor >= 8 || tsVersionMajor > 4;
+
   const { paths = {}, baseUrl = './' } = compilerOptions;
   const matcher = tsPaths.createMatchPath(baseUrl!, paths, ['main']);
 
-  if (Object.keys(paths).length === 0) {
-    return undefined;
-  }
-
   return (ctx: ts.TransformationContext): ts.Transformer<any> => {
     return (sf: ts.SourceFile) => {
       const visitNode = (node: ts.Node): ts.Node => {
@@ -44,24 +45,41 @@ export function tsconfigPathsBeforeHookFactory(
             ).moduleSpecifier.parent;
 
             if (tsBinary.isImportDeclaration(node)) {
-              return tsBinary.factory.updateImportDeclaration(
-                node,
-                node.decorators,
-                node.modifiers,
-                node.importClause,
-                moduleSpecifier,
-                node.assertClause,
-              );
+              return isInUpdatedAstContext
+                ? tsBinary.factory.updateImportDeclaration(
+                    node,
+                    node.modifiers,
+                    node.importClause,
+                    moduleSpecifier,
+                    node.assertClause,
+                  )
+                : tsBinary.factory.updateImportDeclaration(
+                    node,
+                    node.decorators,
+                    node.modifiers,
+                    node.importClause,
+                    moduleSpecifier,
+                    node.assertClause,
+                  );
             } else {
-              return tsBinary.factory.updateExportDeclaration(
-                node,
-                node.decorators,
-                node.modifiers,
-                node.isTypeOnly,
-                node.exportClause,
-                moduleSpecifier,
-                node.assertClause,
-              );
+              return isInUpdatedAstContext
+                ? tsBinary.factory.updateExportDeclaration(
+                    node,
+                    node.modifiers,
+                    node.isTypeOnly,
+                    node.exportClause,
+                    moduleSpecifier,
+                    node.assertClause,
+                  )
+                : tsBinary.factory.updateExportDeclaration(
+                    node,
+                    node.decorators,
+                    node.modifiers,
+                    node.isTypeOnly,
+                    node.exportClause,
+                    moduleSpecifier,
+                    node.assertClause,
+                  );
             }
           } catch {
             return node;