diff --git a/packages/gatsby-cli/src/handlers/plugin-add-utils.ts b/packages/gatsby-cli/src/handlers/plugin-add-utils.ts
index fd61a58d87a54..e56cd3d845869 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-cli/src/handlers/plugin-add-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/gatsby-cli/src/handlers/plugin-add-utils.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const addPluginToConfig = (
 
     // Use the Babel TS preset if we're operating on `gatsby-config.ts`
     if (srcPath.endsWith(`ts`)) {
-      transformOptions.presets = [`@babel/preset-typescript`]
+      transformOptions.presets = [require.resolve(`@babel/preset-typescript`)]
     }
 
     code = transform(src, transformOptions)?.code
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 1ba82e2814409..d276d811e7660 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -11407,27 +11407,6 @@ gather-stream@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/gather-stream/-/gather-stream-1.0.0.tgz#b33994af457a8115700d410f317733cbe7a0904b"
 
-gatsby-core-utils@^3.8.2:
-  version "3.8.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/gatsby-core-utils/-/gatsby-core-utils-3.8.2.tgz#9c2869f93a740d20536b1e92c8020efd85d43e5f"
-  integrity sha512-UwANr9yd8ayLinPDoRbU/rRgoOBOS715qe2LYCxq6hAtRabHWTEM8Vj0wh7LmyVGexx8MFgvp2NKikG2TZ5pzQ==
-  dependencies:
-    "@babel/runtime" "^7.15.4"
-    ci-info "2.0.0"
-    configstore "^5.0.1"
-    fastq "^1.13.0"
-    file-type "^16.5.3"
-    fs-extra "^10.0.0"
-    got "^11.8.3"
-    import-from "^4.0.0"
-    lmdb "^2.1.7"
-    lock "^1.1.0"
-    node-object-hash "^2.3.10"
-    proper-lockfile "^4.1.2"
-    resolve-from "^5.0.0"
-    tmp "^0.2.1"
-    xdg-basedir "^4.0.0"
-
 gauge@~2.7.3:
   version "2.7.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/gauge/-/gauge-2.7.4.tgz#2c03405c7538c39d7eb37b317022e325fb018bf7"
@@ -15177,7 +15156,7 @@ livereload-js@^2.3.0:
   version "2.3.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/livereload-js/-/livereload-js-2.3.0.tgz#c3ab22e8aaf5bf3505d80d098cbad67726548c9a"
 
-lmdb@^2.0.2, lmdb@^2.1.7, lmdb@^2.2.3, lmdb@^2.2.4:
+lmdb@^2.0.2, lmdb@^2.2.3, lmdb@^2.2.4:
   version "2.2.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lmdb/-/lmdb-2.2.4.tgz#6494d5a1d1db152e0be759edcfa06893e4cbdb53"
   integrity sha512-gto+BB2uEob8qRiTlOq+R3uX0YNHsX9mjxj9Sbdue/LIKqu6IlZjrsjKeGyOMquc/474GEqFyX2pdytpydp0rQ==