diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/sidebars/index.ts b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/sidebars/index.ts
index 6af73d22ad0d..1828e9560124 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/sidebars/index.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/sidebars/index.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export function resolveSidebarPathOption(
 async function readCategoriesMetadata(contentPath: string) {
   const categoryFiles = await Globby('**/_category_.{json,yml,yaml}', {
     cwd: contentPath,
+    ignore: ['**/node_modules/**'],
   });
   const categoryToFile = _.groupBy(categoryFiles, path.dirname);
   return combinePromises(