diff --git a/packages/vite/src/vite.ts b/packages/vite/src/vite.ts
index 6b5925510cc..6d57060c262 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/vite.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/vite.ts
@@ -76,9 +76,7 @@ export async function bundle (nuxt: Nuxt) {
           reactivityTransform: nuxt.options.experimental.reactivityTransform
         },
         server: {
-          watch: {
-            ignored: isIgnored
-          },
+          watch: { ignored: isIgnored },
           hmr: {
             // https://github.com/nuxt/framework/issues/4191
             protocol: 'ws',
@@ -96,6 +94,13 @@ export async function bundle (nuxt: Nuxt) {
     )
   }
 
+  // In build mode we explicitly override any vite options that vite is relying on
+  // to detect whether to inject production or development code (such as HMR code)
+  if (!nuxt.options.dev) {
+    ctx.config.server.hmr = false
+    ctx.config.server.watch = undefined
+  }
+
   await nuxt.callHook('vite:extend', ctx)
 
   nuxt.hook('vite:serverCreated', (server: vite.ViteDevServer, env) => {