diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/asyncData.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/asyncData.ts
index 67d8b169e8..8c050f48e4 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/asyncData.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/asyncData.ts
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ export function useAsyncData<
   if (import.meta.client) {
     // Setup hook callbacks once per instance
     const instance = getCurrentInstance()
-    if (import.meta.dev && !nuxtApp.isHydrating && (!instance || instance?.isMounted)) {
+    if (import.meta.dev && !nuxtApp.isHydrating && !nuxtApp._processingMiddleware /* internal flag */ && (!instance || instance?.isMounted)) {
       // @ts-expect-error private property
       console.warn(`[nuxt] [${options._functionName || 'useAsyncData'}] Component is already mounted, please use $fetch instead. See https://nuxt.com/docs/getting-started/data-fetching`)
     }