diff --git a/.changeset/rude-buttons-bathe.md b/.changeset/rude-buttons-bathe.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a47d5ef1e819
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/rude-buttons-bathe.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@sveltejs/kit': patch
+---
+
+[fix] enable Vite's modulePreload.polyfill
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/build/utils.js b/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/build/utils.js
index d890b17d10c8..1dfc497a32bc 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/build/utils.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/build/utils.js
@@ -127,9 +127,6 @@ export function get_default_build_config({ config, input, ssr, outDir }) {
 			cssCodeSplit: true,
 			// don't use the default name to avoid collisions with 'static/manifest.json'
 			manifest: 'vite-manifest.json',
-			modulePreload: {
-				polyfill: false
-			},
 			outDir,
 			rollupOptions: {
 				input,
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/index.js b/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/index.js
index 6d8642d0f1a4..09973dcd604c 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/index.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/index.js
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ const enforced_config = {
 			formats: true
 		},
 		manifest: true,
-		modulePreload: {
-			polyfill: true
-		},
 		outDir: true,
 		rollupOptions: {
 			input: true,