diff --git a/packages/autodetect/src/autodetect-plugins.d.ts b/packages/autodetect/src/autodetect-plugins.d.ts
index 5eb19dee39..a5af550743 100644
--- a/packages/autodetect/src/autodetect-plugins.d.ts
+++ b/packages/autodetect/src/autodetect-plugins.d.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-declare module 'backstage-autodetected-plugins' {
+declare module '__backstage-autodetected-plugins__' {
   type DetectedModule = {
     name: string;
     module: Record<string, any>;
diff --git a/packages/autodetect/src/index.ts b/packages/autodetect/src/index.ts
index 833b9bad7c..67c3251290 100644
--- a/packages/autodetect/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/autodetect/src/index.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import { BackstagePlugin } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @backstage/no-undeclared-imports
-import { modules, DetectedModule } from 'backstage-autodetected-plugins';
+import { modules, DetectedModule } from '__backstage-autodetected-plugins__';
 
 /**
  * @public
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/discover.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/discover.ts
index 4de408d6c7..03de8d24c4 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/discover.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/discover.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export async function writeDetectedPluginsModule(options: Options) {
     path.join(
       cliPaths.targetRoot,
       'node_modules',
-      'backstage-autodetected-plugins.js',
+      '__backstage-autodetected-plugins__.js',
     ),
     `export const modules = [${requirePackageScript}];`,
   );