diff --git a/packages/vite/src/client.ts b/packages/vite/src/client.ts
index 9f7df783b4..76e71183c9 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/client.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/client.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ import viteJsxPlugin from '@vitejs/plugin-vue-jsx'
 import type { Connect, ServerOptions } from 'vite'
 import { logger } from '@nuxt/kit'
 import { getPort } from 'get-port-please'
-import { joinURL, withLeadingSlash, withoutLeadingSlash, withTrailingSlash } from 'ufo'
-import escapeRE from 'escape-string-regexp'
+import { joinURL, withoutLeadingSlash } from 'ufo'
 import defu from 'defu'
 import type { OutputOptions } from 'rollup'
 import { cacheDirPlugin } from './plugins/cache-dir'
@@ -110,12 +109,12 @@ export async function buildClient (ctx: ViteBuildContext) {
     const viteServer = await vite.createServer(clientConfig)
     ctx.clientServer = viteServer
     await ctx.nuxt.callHook('vite:serverCreated', viteServer, { isClient: true, isServer: false })
-    const baseURL = joinURL(ctx.nuxt.options.app.baseURL.replace(/^\./, '') || '/', ctx.nuxt.options.app.buildAssetsDir)
-    const BASE_RE = new RegExp(`^${escapeRE(withTrailingSlash(withLeadingSlash(baseURL)))}`)
     const viteMiddleware: Connect.NextHandleFunction = (req, res, next) => {
       // Workaround: vite devmiddleware modifies req.url
       const originalURL = req.url!
-      req.url = originalURL.replace(BASE_RE, '/')
+      if (!originalURL.startsWith('/__nuxt_vite_node__') && !originalURL.startsWith(clientConfig.base!)) {
+        req.url = joinURL('/__url', originalURL)
+      }
       viteServer.middlewares.handle(req, res, (err: unknown) => {
         req.url = originalURL
         next(err)