diff --git a/.changeset/cool-carpets-search.md b/.changeset/cool-carpets-search.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0930d210f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/cool-carpets-search.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@pnpm/resolve-dependencies": patch
+---
+
+Resolve subdependencies only after all parent dependencies were resolved.
diff --git a/packages/resolve-dependencies/src/resolveDependencies.ts b/packages/resolve-dependencies/src/resolveDependencies.ts
index 83f08dd062..03404d1dcb 100644
--- a/packages/resolve-dependencies/src/resolveDependencies.ts
+++ b/packages/resolve-dependencies/src/resolveDependencies.ts
@@ -324,10 +324,10 @@ export default async function resolveDependencies (
 
           if (postponedResolutionsQueue) {
             postponedResolutionsQueue.push(resolveChildren)
+          } else {
+            await resolveChildren(options.preferredVersions)
           }
 
-          await resolveChildren(options.preferredVersions)
-
           return resolveDependencyResult
         })
     )