diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/generators/move/lib/update-imports.ts b/packages/workspace/src/generators/move/lib/update-imports.ts
index 0a027347d3..5b4b0c5f28 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/generators/move/lib/update-imports.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/move/lib/update-imports.ts
@@ -102,16 +102,18 @@ export function updateImports(
       from: mainEntryPointImportPath,
       to: schema.importPath,
     },
-    ...secondaryEntryPointImportPaths.map((p) => ({
-      from: p,
-      // if the import path doesn't start with the main entry point import path,
-      // it's a custom import path we don't know how to update the name, we keep
-      // it as-is, but we'll update the path it points to
-      to:
-        schema.importPath && p.startsWith(mainEntryPointImportPath)
-          ? p.replace(mainEntryPointImportPath, schema.importPath)
-          : null,
-    })),
+    ...(secondaryEntryPointImportPaths
+      ? secondaryEntryPointImportPaths.map((p) => ({
+          from: p,
+          // if the import path doesn't start with the main entry point import path,
+          // it's a custom import path we don't know how to update the name, we keep
+          // it as-is, but we'll update the path it points to
+          to:
+            schema.importPath && p.startsWith(mainEntryPointImportPath)
+              ? p.replace(mainEntryPointImportPath, schema.importPath)
+              : null,
+        }))
+      : []),
   ];
 
   if (
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/generators/move/move.spec.ts b/packages/workspace/src/generators/move/move.spec.ts
index cdf9f52a60..54713188e9 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/generators/move/move.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/move/move.spec.ts
@@ -129,4 +129,20 @@ describe('move', () => {
       '../../node_modules/nx/schemas/project-schema.json'
     );
   });
+
+  it('should work without tsconfig.base.json (https://github.com/nrwl/nx/issues/28349)', async () => {
+    await libraryGenerator(tree, {
+      directory: 'my-lib',
+    });
+    tree.delete('tsconfig.base.json');
+
+    await moveGenerator(tree, {
+      projectName: 'my-lib',
+      importPath: '@proj/shared-mylib',
+      updateImportPath: true,
+      destination: 'shared/my-lib-new',
+    });
+
+    expect(tree.exists('tsconfig.base.json')).toBeFalsy();
+  });
 });