diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/cli.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/cli.ts
index cd9abd75348a83..460fb0e5690f56 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/cli.ts
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ cli
             configFile: options.config,
             logLevel: options.logLevel,
           },
-          'build',
+          'serve',
         )
         await optimizeDeps(config, options.force, true)
       } catch (e) {