diff --git a/packages/vite/src/dev-bundler.ts b/packages/vite/src/dev-bundler.ts
index 2e357c0a68..c13e5f0697 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/dev-bundler.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/dev-bundler.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { pathToFileURL } from 'url'
 import { existsSync } from 'fs'
+import { builtinModules } from 'module'
 import { resolve } from 'pathe'
 import * as vite from 'vite'
 import { ExternalsOptions, isExternal as _isExternal, ExternalsDefaults } from 'externality'
@@ -73,8 +74,11 @@ async function transformRequest (opts: TransformOptions, id: string) {
   // Remove for externals
   const withoutVersionQuery = id.replace(/\?v=\w+$/, '')
   if (await isExternal(opts, withoutVersionQuery)) {
+    const path = builtinModules.includes(withoutVersionQuery.split('node:').pop())
+      ? withoutVersionQuery
+      : pathToFileURL(withoutVersionQuery)
     return {
-      code: `(global, exports, importMeta, ssrImport, ssrDynamicImport, ssrExportAll) => import('${(pathToFileURL(withoutVersionQuery))}').then(r => { exports.default = r.default; ssrExportAll(r) }).catch(e => { console.error(e); throw new Error('[vite dev] Error loading external "${id}".') })`,
+      code: `(global, exports, importMeta, ssrImport, ssrDynamicImport, ssrExportAll) => import('${path}').then(r => { exports.default = r.default; ssrExportAll(r) }).catch(e => { console.error(e); throw new Error('[vite dev] Error loading external "${id}".') })`,
       deps: [],
       dynamicDeps: []
     }