diff --git a/.changeset/tender-falcons-add.md b/.changeset/tender-falcons-add.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..60a947bcc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tender-falcons-add.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/cli': patch
+---
+
+Fixed the dynamic import of vite.
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/server.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/server.ts
index 2b7311a34c..1099980aa7 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/server.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/server.ts
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ DEPRECATION WARNING: React Router Beta is deprecated and support for it will be
   });
 
   if (process.env.EXPERIMENTAL_VITE) {
-    const { default: vite } = await import('vite');
+    const vite = import('vite');
     const { default: viteReact } = await import('@vitejs/plugin-react');
     const { nodePolyfills: viteNodePolyfills } = await import(
       'vite-plugin-node-polyfills'