diff --git a/src/compiler/moduleNameResolver.ts b/src/compiler/moduleNameResolver.ts
index c474226217e..bd532e6dd01 100644
--- a/src/compiler/moduleNameResolver.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/moduleNameResolver.ts
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ namespace ts {
 
     /* @internal */
     export function getPackageJsonTypesVersionsOverride(typesVersions: MapLike<string>) {
-        const typeScriptVersion = Version.parse(version);
+        const typeScriptVersion = Version.parse(versionMajorMinor);
         let bestVersion: Version | undefined;
         let bestVersionKey: string | undefined;
         for (const key in typesVersions) {