diff --git a/lib/webpack/client.config.js b/lib/webpack/client.config.js
index 5df452bc07..6ea9ac2d27 100644
--- a/lib/webpack/client.config.js
+++ b/lib/webpack/client.config.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export default function () {
     })
   ])
 
-  if (this.options.performance.prefetch === true) {
+  if (!this.dev && this.options.performance.prefetch === true) {
     // Add prefetch code-splitted routes
     config.plugins.push(
       new PreloadWebpackPlugin({