diff --git a/.changeset/fluffy-monkeys-change.md b/.changeset/fluffy-monkeys-change.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b7f3681757
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fluffy-monkeys-change.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@pnpm/package-store": patch
+---
+
+Fixing a regression. Package should be imported when import method is being identified.
diff --git a/packages/package-store/src/storeController/createImportPackage.ts b/packages/package-store/src/storeController/createImportPackage.ts
index 6787080fba..32c1a9e9b6 100644
--- a/packages/package-store/src/storeController/createImportPackage.ts
+++ b/packages/package-store/src/storeController/createImportPackage.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ function createAutoImporter (): ImportFunction {
         // We still choose hard linking that will fall back to copying in edge cases.
         packageImportMethodLogger.debug({ method: 'hardlink' })
         auto = hardlinkPkg.bind(null, linkOrCopy)
-        return 'hardlink'
+        return auto(to, opts)
       }
       if (!err.message.startsWith('EXDEV: cross-device link not permitted')) throw err
       globalWarn(err.message)