diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-nx/src/utils/runtime-lint-utils.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin-nx/src/utils/runtime-lint-utils.ts
index f9c0baa65de40..7da2aa59b1e6a 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-nx/src/utils/runtime-lint-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-nx/src/utils/runtime-lint-utils.ts
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ export function hasBannedImport(
       tags = [c.sourceTag];
     }
 
-    return tags.every((t) => (source.data.tags || []).includes(t));
+    return tags.every((t) => hasTag(source, t));
   });
   return depConstraints.find((constraint) =>
     isConstraintBanningProject(target, constraint)