diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/build.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/build.ts
index 1bdfa5a35077e6..cc254521b8d2aa 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/build.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/build.ts
@@ -499,9 +499,6 @@ async function doBuild(
         }
       })
 
-      // stop watching
-      watcher.close()
-
       return watcher
     }