diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/esm/resolve.js b/lib/internal/modules/esm/resolve.js
index 859b6bfedac4bb..3ba707de8d5707 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/esm/resolve.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/esm/resolve.js
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ function packageExportsResolve(
       //   throwInvalidSubpath(packageSubpath)
       //
       // To match "imports" and the spec.
-      if (StringPrototypeEndsWith(packageSubpath, '/')) {
+      if (key === './' && StringPrototypeEndsWith(packageSubpath, '/')) {
         emitTrailingSlashPatternDeprecation(packageSubpath, packageJSONUrl,
                                             base);
       }