diff --git a/lib/tsc.js b/lib/tsc.js
index e81c6d87ee..a72b10848a 100644
--- a/lib/tsc.js
+++ b/lib/tsc.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ var __generator = (this && this.__generator) || function (thisArg, body) {
 var ts;
 (function (ts) {
     ts.versionMajorMinor = "4.4";
-    ts.version = "4.4.3";
+    ts.version = "4.4.4";
     var NativeCollections;
     (function (NativeCollections) {
         function tryGetNativeMap() {
@@ -98529,11 +98529,11 @@ var ts;
             (_a = state.moduleResolutionCache) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.update(config.options);
             (_b = state.typeReferenceDirectiveResolutionCache) === null || _b === void 0 ? void 0 : _b.update(config.options);
             program = host.createProgram(config.fileNames, config.options, compilerHost, getOldProgram(state, projectPath, config), ts.getConfigFileParsingDiagnostics(config), config.projectReferences);
-            state.lastCachedPackageJsonLookups.set(projectPath, state.moduleResolutionCache && ts.map(state.moduleResolutionCache.getPackageJsonInfoCache().entries(), function (_a) {
-                var path = _a[0], data = _a[1];
-                return [state.host.realpath ? toPath(state, state.host.realpath(path)) : path, data];
-            }));
             if (state.watch) {
+                state.lastCachedPackageJsonLookups.set(projectPath, state.moduleResolutionCache && ts.map(state.moduleResolutionCache.getPackageJsonInfoCache().entries(), function (_a) {
+                    var path = _a[0], data = _a[1];
+                    return [state.host.realpath && data ? toPath(state, state.host.realpath(path)) : path, data];
+                }));
                 state.builderPrograms.set(projectPath, program);
             }
             step++;
diff --git a/lib/tsserver.js b/lib/tsserver.js
index fe6210be02..d97f9f4d0a 100644
--- a/lib/tsserver.js
+++ b/lib/tsserver.js
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ var ts;
     // The following is baselined as a literal template type without intervention
     /** The version of the TypeScript compiler release */
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-inferrable-types
-    ts.version = "4.4.3";
+    ts.version = "4.4.4";
     /* @internal */
     var Comparison;
     (function (Comparison) {
@@ -119123,11 +119123,11 @@ var ts;
             (_b = state.typeReferenceDirectiveResolutionCache) === null || _b === void 0 ? void 0 : _b.update(config.options);
             // Create program
             program = host.createProgram(config.fileNames, config.options, compilerHost, getOldProgram(state, projectPath, config), ts.getConfigFileParsingDiagnostics(config), config.projectReferences);
-            state.lastCachedPackageJsonLookups.set(projectPath, state.moduleResolutionCache && ts.map(state.moduleResolutionCache.getPackageJsonInfoCache().entries(), function (_a) {
-                var path = _a[0], data = _a[1];
-                return [state.host.realpath ? toPath(state, state.host.realpath(path)) : path, data];
-            }));
             if (state.watch) {
+                state.lastCachedPackageJsonLookups.set(projectPath, state.moduleResolutionCache && ts.map(state.moduleResolutionCache.getPackageJsonInfoCache().entries(), function (_a) {
+                    var path = _a[0], data = _a[1];
+                    return [state.host.realpath && data ? toPath(state, state.host.realpath(path)) : path, data];
+                }));
                 state.builderPrograms.set(projectPath, program);
             }
             step++;
diff --git a/lib/tsserverlibrary.js b/lib/tsserverlibrary.js
index d7f4aeafca..83772c4c62 100644
--- a/lib/tsserverlibrary.js
+++ b/lib/tsserverlibrary.js
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ var ts;
     // The following is baselined as a literal template type without intervention
     /** The version of the TypeScript compiler release */
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-inferrable-types
-    ts.version = "4.4.3";
+    ts.version = "4.4.4";
     /* @internal */
     var Comparison;
     (function (Comparison) {
@@ -119317,11 +119317,11 @@ var ts;
             (_b = state.typeReferenceDirectiveResolutionCache) === null || _b === void 0 ? void 0 : _b.update(config.options);
             // Create program
             program = host.createProgram(config.fileNames, config.options, compilerHost, getOldProgram(state, projectPath, config), ts.getConfigFileParsingDiagnostics(config), config.projectReferences);
-            state.lastCachedPackageJsonLookups.set(projectPath, state.moduleResolutionCache && ts.map(state.moduleResolutionCache.getPackageJsonInfoCache().entries(), function (_a) {
-                var path = _a[0], data = _a[1];
-                return [state.host.realpath ? toPath(state, state.host.realpath(path)) : path, data];
-            }));
             if (state.watch) {
+                state.lastCachedPackageJsonLookups.set(projectPath, state.moduleResolutionCache && ts.map(state.moduleResolutionCache.getPackageJsonInfoCache().entries(), function (_a) {
+                    var path = _a[0], data = _a[1];
+                    return [state.host.realpath && data ? toPath(state, state.host.realpath(path)) : path, data];
+                }));
                 state.builderPrograms.set(projectPath, program);
             }
             step++;
diff --git a/lib/typescript.js b/lib/typescript.js
index ebd4c15a2a..323de6f4da 100644
--- a/lib/typescript.js
+++ b/lib/typescript.js
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ var ts;
     // The following is baselined as a literal template type without intervention
     /** The version of the TypeScript compiler release */
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-inferrable-types
-    ts.version = "4.4.3";
+    ts.version = "4.4.4";
     /* @internal */
     var Comparison;
     (function (Comparison) {
@@ -119317,11 +119317,11 @@ var ts;
             (_b = state.typeReferenceDirectiveResolutionCache) === null || _b === void 0 ? void 0 : _b.update(config.options);
             // Create program
             program = host.createProgram(config.fileNames, config.options, compilerHost, getOldProgram(state, projectPath, config), ts.getConfigFileParsingDiagnostics(config), config.projectReferences);
-            state.lastCachedPackageJsonLookups.set(projectPath, state.moduleResolutionCache && ts.map(state.moduleResolutionCache.getPackageJsonInfoCache().entries(), function (_a) {
-                var path = _a[0], data = _a[1];
-                return [state.host.realpath ? toPath(state, state.host.realpath(path)) : path, data];
-            }));
             if (state.watch) {
+                state.lastCachedPackageJsonLookups.set(projectPath, state.moduleResolutionCache && ts.map(state.moduleResolutionCache.getPackageJsonInfoCache().entries(), function (_a) {
+                    var path = _a[0], data = _a[1];
+                    return [state.host.realpath && data ? toPath(state, state.host.realpath(path)) : path, data];
+                }));
                 state.builderPrograms.set(projectPath, program);
             }
             step++;
diff --git a/lib/typescriptServices.js b/lib/typescriptServices.js
index 9fb67067ec..3c6768258d 100644
--- a/lib/typescriptServices.js
+++ b/lib/typescriptServices.js
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ var ts;
     // The following is baselined as a literal template type without intervention
     /** The version of the TypeScript compiler release */
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-inferrable-types
-    ts.version = "4.4.3";
+    ts.version = "4.4.4";
     /* @internal */
     var Comparison;
     (function (Comparison) {
@@ -119317,11 +119317,11 @@ var ts;
             (_b = state.typeReferenceDirectiveResolutionCache) === null || _b === void 0 ? void 0 : _b.update(config.options);
             // Create program
             program = host.createProgram(config.fileNames, config.options, compilerHost, getOldProgram(state, projectPath, config), ts.getConfigFileParsingDiagnostics(config), config.projectReferences);
-            state.lastCachedPackageJsonLookups.set(projectPath, state.moduleResolutionCache && ts.map(state.moduleResolutionCache.getPackageJsonInfoCache().entries(), function (_a) {
-                var path = _a[0], data = _a[1];
-                return [state.host.realpath ? toPath(state, state.host.realpath(path)) : path, data];
-            }));
             if (state.watch) {
+                state.lastCachedPackageJsonLookups.set(projectPath, state.moduleResolutionCache && ts.map(state.moduleResolutionCache.getPackageJsonInfoCache().entries(), function (_a) {
+                    var path = _a[0], data = _a[1];
+                    return [state.host.realpath && data ? toPath(state, state.host.realpath(path)) : path, data];
+                }));
                 state.builderPrograms.set(projectPath, program);
             }
             step++;
diff --git a/lib/typingsInstaller.js b/lib/typingsInstaller.js
index ba475a0e8e..9d20b51f92 100644
--- a/lib/typingsInstaller.js
+++ b/lib/typingsInstaller.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ var ts;
     // The following is baselined as a literal template type without intervention
     /** The version of the TypeScript compiler release */
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-inferrable-types
-    ts.version = "4.4.3";
+    ts.version = "4.4.4";
     /* @internal */
     var Comparison;
     (function (Comparison) {
@@ -119112,11 +119112,11 @@ var ts;
             (_b = state.typeReferenceDirectiveResolutionCache) === null || _b === void 0 ? void 0 : _b.update(config.options);
             // Create program
             program = host.createProgram(config.fileNames, config.options, compilerHost, getOldProgram(state, projectPath, config), ts.getConfigFileParsingDiagnostics(config), config.projectReferences);
-            state.lastCachedPackageJsonLookups.set(projectPath, state.moduleResolutionCache && ts.map(state.moduleResolutionCache.getPackageJsonInfoCache().entries(), function (_a) {
-                var path = _a[0], data = _a[1];
-                return [state.host.realpath ? toPath(state, state.host.realpath(path)) : path, data];
-            }));
             if (state.watch) {
+                state.lastCachedPackageJsonLookups.set(projectPath, state.moduleResolutionCache && ts.map(state.moduleResolutionCache.getPackageJsonInfoCache().entries(), function (_a) {
+                    var path = _a[0], data = _a[1];
+                    return [state.host.realpath && data ? toPath(state, state.host.realpath(path)) : path, data];
+                }));
                 state.builderPrograms.set(projectPath, program);
             }
             step++;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a7b6383579..c72b16931e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "name": "typescript",
     "author": "Microsoft Corp.",
     "homepage": "https://www.typescriptlang.org/",
-    "version": "4.4.3",
+    "version": "4.4.4",
     "license": "Apache-2.0",
     "description": "TypeScript is a language for application scale JavaScript development",
     "keywords": [
diff --git a/src/compiler/corePublic.ts b/src/compiler/corePublic.ts
index 2d7cc75a27..fbedb9ec62 100644
--- a/src/compiler/corePublic.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/corePublic.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ namespace ts {
     // The following is baselined as a literal template type without intervention
     /** The version of the TypeScript compiler release */
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-inferrable-types
-    export const version = "4.4.3" as string;
+    export const version = "4.4.4" as string;
 
     /**
      * Type of objects whose values are all of the same type.