diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/core/nitro.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/core/nitro.ts
index 1d67b63524..f1e383a54b 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/core/nitro.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/core/nitro.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,16 @@ export async function initNitro (nuxt: Nuxt) {
     nitroConfig.virtual['#build/dist/server/server.mjs'] = 'export default () => {}'
   }
 
+  // Register nuxt protection patterns
+  nitroConfig.rollupConfig.plugins.push(ImportProtectionPlugin.rollup({
+    rootDir: nuxt.options.rootDir,
+    patterns: [
+      ...['#app', /^#build(\/|$)/]
+        .map(p => [p, 'Vue app aliases are not allowed in server routes.']) as [RegExp | string, string][]
+    ],
+    exclude: [/core[\\/]runtime[\\/]nitro[\\/]renderer/]
+  }))
+
   // Extend nitro config with hook
   await nuxt.callHook('nitro:config', nitroConfig)
 
@@ -121,18 +131,6 @@ export async function initNitro (nuxt: Nuxt) {
   // Connect hooks
   nuxt.hook('close', () => nitro.hooks.callHook('close'))
 
-  // Register nuxt protection patterns
-  nitro.hooks.hook('rollup:before', (nitro) => {
-    const plugin = ImportProtectionPlugin.rollup({
-      rootDir: nuxt.options.rootDir,
-      patterns: [
-        ...['#app', /^#build(\/|$)/]
-          .map(p => [p, 'Vue app aliases are not allowed in server routes.']) as [RegExp | string, string][]
-      ]
-    })
-    nitro.options.rollupConfig.plugins.push(plugin)
-  })
-
   // Setup handlers
   const devMidlewareHandler = dynamicEventHandler()
   nitro.options.devHandlers.unshift({ handler: devMidlewareHandler })
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/core/plugins/import-protection.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/core/plugins/import-protection.ts
index 6237a579c6..3826ff6b6b 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/core/plugins/import-protection.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/core/plugins/import-protection.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const _require = createRequire(import.meta.url)
 interface ImportProtectionOptions {
   rootDir: string
   patterns: [importPattern: string | RegExp, warning?: string][]
+  exclude?: Array<RegExp | string>
 }
 
 export const vueAppPatterns = (nuxt: Nuxt) => [
@@ -25,10 +26,13 @@ export const vueAppPatterns = (nuxt: Nuxt) => [
 
 export const ImportProtectionPlugin = createUnplugin(function (options: ImportProtectionOptions) {
   const cache: Record<string, Map<string | RegExp, boolean>> = {}
+  const importersToExclude = options?.exclude || []
   return {
     name: 'nuxt:import-protection',
     enforce: 'pre',
     resolveId (id, importer) {
+      if (importersToExclude.some(p => typeof p === 'string' ? importer === p : p.test(importer))) { return }
+
       const invalidImports = options.patterns.filter(([pattern]) => pattern instanceof RegExp ? pattern.test(id) : pattern === id)
       let matched: boolean
       for (const match of invalidImports) {