diff --git a/packages/builder/src/builder.js b/packages/builder/src/builder.js
index 09aa77a99c..561e15d9a9 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/builder.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/builder.js
@@ -663,12 +663,12 @@ export default class Builder {
     this.createFileWatcher(
       nuxtRestartWatch,
       ['all'],
-      (event, fileName) => {
+      async (event, fileName) => {
         if (['add', 'change', 'unlink'].includes(event) === false) {
           return
         }
-        this.nuxt.callHook('watch:fileChanged', this, fileName) // Legacy
-        this.nuxt.callHook('watch:restart', { event, path: fileName })
+        await this.nuxt.callHook('watch:fileChanged', this, fileName) // Legacy
+        await this.nuxt.callHook('watch:restart', { event, path: fileName })
       },
       this.assignWatcher('restart')
     )
diff --git a/packages/builder/test/builder.watch.test.js b/packages/builder/test/builder.watch.test.js
index 3cbab9e7eb..ab9e2dd5b3 100644
--- a/packages/builder/test/builder.watch.test.js
+++ b/packages/builder/test/builder.watch.test.js
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ describe('builder: builder watch', () => {
     expect(chokidar.on).toBeCalledWith('all', expect.any(Function))
   })
 
-  test('should trigger restarting when files changed', () => {
+  test('should trigger restarting when files changed', async () => {
     const nuxt = createNuxt()
     nuxt.options.watchers = {
       chokidar: { test: true }
@@ -259,9 +259,9 @@ describe('builder: builder watch', () => {
 
     const restartHandler = chokidar.on.mock.calls[0][1]
     const watchingFile = '/var/nuxt/src/watch/test/index.js'
-    restartHandler('add', watchingFile)
-    restartHandler('change', watchingFile)
-    restartHandler('unlink', watchingFile)
+    await restartHandler('add', watchingFile)
+    await restartHandler('change', watchingFile)
+    await restartHandler('unlink', watchingFile)
 
     expect(nuxt.callHook).toBeCalledTimes(6)
     expect(nuxt.callHook).nthCalledWith(1, 'watch:fileChanged', builder, watchingFile)