diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/importMetaGlob.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/importMetaGlob.ts
index f0aac1e8dc98b5..aec03163b30db6 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/importMetaGlob.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/importMetaGlob.ts
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ export async function parseImportGlob(
     // import.meta.glob(...)['prop']
     if (ast.type === 'MemberExpression') ast = ast.object as CallExpression
 
+    // string coercion (GH 10949)
+    // import. meta.glob(...) + ""
+    if (ast.type === 'BinaryExpression') ast = ast.left as CallExpression
+
     if (ast.type !== 'CallExpression')
       throw err(`Expect CallExpression, got ${ast.type}`)