diff --git a/packages/vite/src/server.ts b/packages/vite/src/server.ts
index 03fc59cc056..ed50b8fca23 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/server.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/server.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ export async function buildServer (ctx: ViteBuildContext) {
       'process.server': true,
       'process.client': false
     },
+    legacy: {
+      buildRollupPluginCommonjs: !ctx.nuxt.options.experimental.externalVue && !ctx.nuxt.options.dev
+    },
     resolve: {
       alias: {
         '#build/plugins': resolve(ctx.nuxt.options.buildDir, 'plugins/server'),
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/vite.ts b/packages/vite/src/vite.ts
index 3d796bd479d..f44dd2524f1 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/vite.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/vite.ts
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ export async function bundle (nuxt: Nuxt) {
     nuxt,
     config: vite.mergeConfig(
       {
-        legacy: {
-          buildRollupPluginCommonjs: !nuxt.options.experimental.externalVue && !nuxt.options.dev
-        },
         resolve: {
           alias: {
             ...nuxt.options.alias,