diff --git a/examples/plugins-vendor/README.md b/examples/plugins-vendor/README.md
index 5ac7416a2d..fdd61c84c4 100644
--- a/examples/plugins-vendor/README.md
+++ b/examples/plugins-vendor/README.md
@@ -50,18 +50,22 @@ I added `vue-notifications` in the `vendor` key to make sure that it won't be in
 
 ### Only in browser build
 
-Some plugins might work only in the browser, for this, you can use the `process.BROWSER` variable to check if the plugin will run from the server or from the client.
+Some plugins might work only in the browser, for this, you can use the `process.BROWSER_BUILD` variable to check if the plugin will run from the server or from the client.
 
 Example:
 ```js
 import Vue from 'vue'
 import VueNotifications from 'vue-notifications'
 
-if (process.BROWSER) {
+if (process.BROWSER_BUILD) {
   Vue.use(VueNotifications)
 }
 ```
 
+### Only in server build
+
+In case you need to require some libraries only for the server, you can use the `process.SERVER_BUILD` variable set to `true` when webpack is creating the `server.bundle.js` file.
+
 ## Demo
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/examples/plugins-vendor/pages/index.vue b/examples/plugins-vendor/pages/index.vue
index e420072fd0..fc6ce62980 100644
--- a/examples/plugins-vendor/pages/index.vue
+++ b/examples/plugins-vendor/pages/index.vue
@@ -7,15 +7,13 @@
 
 <script>
 let miniToastr
-if (process.BROWSER) {
+if (process.BROWSER_BUILD) {
   miniToastr = require('mini-toastr')
 }
 
 export default {
   mounted () {
-    if (process.BROWSER) {
-      miniToastr.init()
-    }
+    miniToastr.init()
   },
   notifications: {
     showLoginError: {
diff --git a/examples/plugins-vendor/plugins/vue-notifications.js b/examples/plugins-vendor/plugins/vue-notifications.js
index 2b2ff5e701..755c8fd7c9 100644
--- a/examples/plugins-vendor/plugins/vue-notifications.js
+++ b/examples/plugins-vendor/plugins/vue-notifications.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import Vue from 'vue'
 import VueNotifications from 'vue-notifications'
 
-if (process.BROWSER) {
+if (process.BROWSER_BUILD) {
   // Include mini-toaster (or any other UI-notification library
   const miniToastr = require('mini-toastr')
 
diff --git a/lib/build/webpack/client.config.js b/lib/build/webpack/client.config.js
index ae75180e15..3f9ecf7741 100644
--- a/lib/build/webpack/client.config.js
+++ b/lib/build/webpack/client.config.js
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ module.exports = function () {
     // strip comments in Vue code
     new webpack.DefinePlugin({
       'process.env.NODE_ENV': JSON.stringify(this.dev ? 'development' : 'production'),
-      'process.BROWSER': true
+      'process.BROWSER_BUILD': true,
+      'process.SERVER_BUILD': false
     }),
     // Extract vendor chunks for better caching
     new webpack.optimize.CommonsChunkPlugin({
diff --git a/lib/build/webpack/server.config.js b/lib/build/webpack/server.config.js
index 0ac4287dc7..a924208258 100644
--- a/lib/build/webpack/server.config.js
+++ b/lib/build/webpack/server.config.js
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ module.exports = function () {
     plugins: (config.plugins || []).concat([
       new webpack.DefinePlugin({
         'process.env.NODE_ENV': JSON.stringify(this.dev ? 'development' : 'production'),
-        'process.env.VUE_ENV': '"server"',
-        'process.BROWSER': false
+        'process.BROWSER_BUILD': false,
+        'process.SERVER_BUILD': true
       })
     ])
   })