diff --git a/packages/vite/src/client.ts b/packages/vite/src/client.ts
index 2722b4deed..2006913a02 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/client.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/client.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ 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,
+      sourcemap: ctx.nuxt.options.sourcemap.client ? ctx.config.build?.sourcemap ?? ctx.nuxt.options.sourcemap.client : false,
       manifest: 'manifest.json',
       outDir: resolve(ctx.nuxt.options.buildDir, 'dist/client'),
       rollupOptions: {
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/server.ts b/packages/vite/src/server.ts
index 8df736a1f1..9992ee6640 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/server.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/server.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export async function buildServer (ctx: ViteBuildContext) {
     build: {
       // we'll display this in nitro build output
       reportCompressedSize: false,
-      sourcemap: ctx.nuxt.options.sourcemap.server ? ctx.config.build?.sourcemap ?? true : false,
+      sourcemap: ctx.nuxt.options.sourcemap.server ? ctx.config.build?.sourcemap ?? ctx.nuxt.options.sourcemap.server : false,
       outDir: resolve(ctx.nuxt.options.buildDir, 'dist/server'),
       ssr: true,
       rollupOptions: {