diff --git a/packages/vite/src/client.ts b/packages/vite/src/client.ts
index 79989610fb..0561b44dd2 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/client.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/client.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export async function buildClient (ctx: ViteBuildContext) {
     cacheDir: resolve(ctx.nuxt.options.rootDir, 'node_modules/.cache/vite', 'client'),
     build: {
       sourcemap: ctx.nuxt.options.sourcemap.client ? ctx.config.build?.sourcemap ?? true : false,
-      manifest: true,
+      manifest: 'manifest.json',
       outDir: resolve(ctx.nuxt.options.buildDir, 'dist/client'),
       rollupOptions: {
         input: { entry: ctx.entry }