diff --git a/packages/vite/src/vite.ts b/packages/vite/src/vite.ts
index 38ac900b6cd..3a78d56e1df 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/vite.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/vite.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export async function bundle (nuxt: Nuxt) {
     config: vite.mergeConfig(
       {
         legacy: {
-          buildRollupPluginCommonjs: !nuxt.options.experimental.externalVue
+          buildRollupPluginCommonjs: !nuxt.options.experimental.externalVue && !nuxt.options.dev
         },
         resolve: {
           alias: {