diff --git a/scripts/api-extractor.ts b/scripts/api-extractor.ts
index 3660c72932..2631f7de93 100644
--- a/scripts/api-extractor.ts
+++ b/scripts/api-extractor.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   resolve as resolvePath,
   relative as relativePath,
   dirname,
+  join,
 } from 'path';
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
 import {
@@ -96,6 +97,13 @@ async function findPackageDirs() {
         continue;
       }
 
+      try {
+        const packageJsonPath = join(fullPackageDir, 'package.json');
+        await fs.access(packageJsonPath);
+      } catch (_) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
       const packageDir = relativePath(projectRoot, fullPackageDir);
       if (!SKIPPED_PACKAGES.includes(packageDir)) {
         packageDirs.push(packageDir);