diff --git a/.changeset/flat-lamps-kick.md b/.changeset/flat-lamps-kick.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d030b0c77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/flat-lamps-kick.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@pnpm/resolve-dependencies": patch
+---
+
+Peer dependencies should get correctly resolved even in optional dependencies that will be skipped on the active system.
diff --git a/packages/resolve-dependencies/src/resolvePeers.ts b/packages/resolve-dependencies/src/resolvePeers.ts
index ee172a7841..a17a0929dd 100644
--- a/packages/resolve-dependencies/src/resolvePeers.ts
+++ b/packages/resolve-dependencies/src/resolvePeers.ts
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ function resolvePeers<T extends PartialResolvedPackage> (
 
     let resolved = ctx.parentPkgs[peerName]
 
-    if (!resolved || resolved.nodeId && !ctx.dependenciesTree[resolved.nodeId].installable) {
+    if (!resolved) {
       try {
         const { version } = importFrom(ctx.rootDir, `${peerName}/package.json`) as { version: string }
         resolved = {