diff --git a/packages/vite-node/src/client.ts b/packages/vite-node/src/client.ts
index 10a551a8d0d2..b2b9d6a7deba 100644
--- a/packages/vite-node/src/client.ts
+++ b/packages/vite-node/src/client.ts
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ export class ViteNodeRunner {
       debugNative(externalize)
       const exports = await this.interopedImport(externalize)
       mod.exports = exports
+      mod.evaluated = true
       return exports
     }