diff --git a/.changeset/chilled-papayas-build.md b/.changeset/chilled-papayas-build.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..374f6ed94444
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/chilled-papayas-build.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'astro': patch
+---
+
+Exclude astro from Vite optimization
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/create-vite.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/create-vite.ts
index 4339563c46ae..da774e9ace51 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/create-vite.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/create-vite.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export async function createVite(
 		appType: 'custom',
 		optimizeDeps: {
 			entries: ['src/**/*'],
-			exclude: ['node-fetch'],
+			exclude: ['astro', 'node-fetch'],
 		},
 		plugins: [
 			configAliasVitePlugin({ settings }),