diff --git a/packages/vite/src/dev-bundler.ts b/packages/vite/src/dev-bundler.ts
index 36748427ef..6cd3db677d 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/dev-bundler.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/dev-bundler.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { builtinModules } from 'module'
+import { pathToFileURL } from 'url'
 import { join } from 'pathe'
 import * as vite from 'vite'
 import { hashId, uniq } from './utils'
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ async function transformRequest (opts: TransformOptions, id: string) {
   // Externals
   if (isExternal(opts, id)) {
     return {
-      code: `(global, exports, importMeta, ssrImport, ssrDynamicImport, ssrExportAll) => import('${id}').then(r => { ssrExportAll(r) })`,
+      code: `(global, exports, importMeta, ssrImport, ssrDynamicImport, ssrExportAll) => import('${(pathToFileURL(id))}').then(r => { ssrExportAll(r) })`,
       deps: [],
       dynamicDeps: []
     }