diff --git a/packages/browser/src/client/vite.config.ts b/packages/browser/src/client/vite.config.ts
index 0297583e1..9556890be 100644
--- a/packages/browser/src/client/vite.config.ts
+++ b/packages/browser/src/client/vite.config.ts
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ export default vite.defineConfig({
           } as any
         : {},
       input: {
-        orchestrator: resolve(__dirname, './orchestrator.html'),
-        tester: resolve(__dirname, './tester/tester.html'),
+        orchestrator: resolve(import.meta.dirname, './orchestrator.html'),
+        tester: resolve(import.meta.dirname, './tester/tester.html'),
       },
       external: [
         /^vitest\//,
diff --git a/test/cli/fixtures/global-setup-fail/vitest.config.ts b/test/cli/fixtures/global-setup-fail/vitest.config.ts
index 119e478a0..703b1e39c 100644
--- a/test/cli/fixtures/global-setup-fail/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/test/cli/fixtures/global-setup-fail/vitest.config.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 import { resolve } from 'node:path'
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
 import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
 
-const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)
-const __dirname = resolve(__filename, '..')
-
 export default defineConfig({
   test: {
     globals: true,
     globalSetup: [
-      resolve(__dirname, './globalSetup/error.js'),
+      resolve(import.meta.dirname, './globalSetup/error.js'),
     ],
   },
 })
diff --git a/test/cli/fixtures/restricted-fs/vitest.config.ts b/test/cli/fixtures/restricted-fs/vitest.config.ts
index 7ccc9dc48..72c4086aa 100644
--- a/test/cli/fixtures/restricted-fs/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/test/cli/fixtures/restricted-fs/vitest.config.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
           server: {
             fs: {
               allow: [
-                resolve(__dirname, 'src'),
+                resolve(import.meta.dirname, 'src'),
               ],
             },
           },
diff --git a/test/cli/test/fails.test.ts b/test/cli/test/fails.test.ts
index c7c79d9dd..4ddfd41ef 100644
--- a/test/cli/test/fails.test.ts
+++ b/test/cli/test/fails.test.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { glob } from 'tinyglobby'
 import { expect, it } from 'vitest'
 import { runInlineTests, runVitest, ts } from '../../test-utils'
 
-const root = resolve(__dirname, '../fixtures/fails')
+const root = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../fixtures/fails')
 const files = await glob(['**/*.test.ts'], { cwd: root, dot: true, expandDirectories: false })
 
 it.each(files)('should fail %s', async (file) => {
diff --git a/test/cli/test/global-setup-fail.test.ts b/test/cli/test/global-setup-fail.test.ts
index ce05eef57..13225f0c4 100644
--- a/test/cli/test/global-setup-fail.test.ts
+++ b/test/cli/test/global-setup-fail.test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { expect, it } from 'vitest'
 import { runVitest } from '../../test-utils'
 
 it('should fail', async () => {
-  const root = resolve(__dirname, '../fixtures/global-setup-fail')
+  const root = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../fixtures/global-setup-fail')
   const { stderr } = await runVitest({ root })
 
   expect(stderr).toBeTruthy()
diff --git a/test/cli/test/stacktraces.test.ts b/test/cli/test/stacktraces.test.ts
index e3770f639..e7822fd69 100644
--- a/test/cli/test/stacktraces.test.ts
+++ b/test/cli/test/stacktraces.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { runVitest } from '../../test-utils'
 process.setMaxListeners(20)
 
 describe('stacktraces should respect sourcemaps', async () => {
-  const root = resolve(__dirname, '../fixtures/stacktraces')
+  const root = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../fixtures/stacktraces')
   const files = await glob(['*.test.*'], { cwd: root, expandDirectories: false })
 
   for (const file of files) {
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ describe('stacktraces should respect sourcemaps', async () => {
 })
 
 describe('stacktraces should pick error frame if present', async () => {
-  const root = resolve(__dirname, '../fixtures/stacktraces')
+  const root = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../fixtures/stacktraces')
   const files = ['frame.spec.imba']
 
   for (const file of files) {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describe('stacktraces should pick error frame if present', async () => {
 })
 
 describe('stacktrace should print error frame source file correctly', async () => {
-  const root = resolve(__dirname, '../fixtures/stacktraces')
+  const root = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../fixtures/stacktraces')
   const testFile = resolve(root, './error-in-deps.test.js')
 
   it('error-in-deps', async () => {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ describe('stacktrace should print error frame source file correctly', async () =
 })
 
 describe('stacktrace filtering', async () => {
-  const root = resolve(__dirname, '../fixtures/stacktraces')
+  const root = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../fixtures/stacktraces')
   const testFile = resolve(root, './error-with-stack.test.js')
 
   it('filters stacktraces', async () => {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ describe('stacktrace filtering', async () => {
 })
 
 describe('stacktrace in dependency package', () => {
-  const root = resolve(__dirname, '../fixtures/stacktraces')
+  const root = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../fixtures/stacktraces')
   const testFile = resolve(root, './error-in-package.test.js')
 
   it('external', async () => {
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ describe('stacktrace in dependency package', () => {
 })
 
 it('stacktrace in vmThreads', async () => {
-  const root = resolve(__dirname, '../fixtures/stacktraces')
+  const root = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../fixtures/stacktraces')
   const testFile = resolve(root, './error-with-stack.test.js')
   const { stderr } = await runVitest({
     root,
diff --git a/test/config/fixtures/mixed-environments/vitest.config.ts b/test/config/fixtures/mixed-environments/vitest.config.ts
index a099082e0..6925cd07a 100644
--- a/test/config/fixtures/mixed-environments/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/test/config/fixtures/mixed-environments/vitest.config.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 import { defineConfig } from 'vitest/config'
 import { resolve } from 'node:path'
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
-
-const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)
-const __dirname = resolve(__filename, '..')
 
 export default defineConfig({
   test: {
@@ -11,13 +7,13 @@ export default defineConfig({
       {
         test: {
           name: 'Project #1',
-          root: resolve(__dirname, './project'),
+          root: resolve(import.meta.dirname, './project'),
         },
       },
       {
         test: {
           name: 'Project #2',
-          root: resolve(__dirname, './project'),
+          root: resolve(import.meta.dirname, './project'),
         },
       },
     ]
diff --git a/test/config/test/cache.test.ts b/test/config/test/cache.test.ts
index 49fc53588..31503ef75 100644
--- a/test/config/test/cache.test.ts
+++ b/test/config/test/cache.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { resolve } from 'pathe'
 import { describe, expect, test } from 'vitest'
 import { runVitest } from '../../test-utils'
 
-const root = resolve(__dirname, '../fixtures/cache')
+const root = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../fixtures/cache')
 
 test('default', async () => {
   const { ctx, stdout, stderr } = await runVitest({
diff --git a/test/core/test/fixtures/timers.suite.ts b/test/core/test/fixtures/timers.suite.ts
index 762a4ba68..e1dce6ca7 100644
--- a/test/core/test/fixtures/timers.suite.ts
+++ b/test/core/test/fixtures/timers.suite.ts
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ describe('FakeTimers', () => {
     it('warns when trying to advance timers while real timers are used', () => {
       const timers = new FakeTimers({
         config: {
-          rootDir: __dirname,
+          rootDir: import.meta.dirname,
         },
         global,
       })
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ describe('FakeTimers', () => {
     it('warns when trying to advance timers while real timers are used', async () => {
       const timers = new FakeTimers({
         config: {
-          rootDir: __dirname,
+          rootDir: import.meta.dirname,
         },
         global,
       })
diff --git a/test/core/test/fs.test.ts b/test/core/test/fs.test.ts
index 928b0c653..de10f9861 100644
--- a/test/core/test/fs.test.ts
+++ b/test/core/test/fs.test.ts
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ const content = 'Hello, World!'
 const filename = 'fixtures/hi.txt'
 
 describe('fs', () => {
-  it('__dirname', async () => {
-    const raw = await fs.readFile(resolve(__dirname, filename), 'utf-8')
+  it('import.meta.dirname', async () => {
+    const raw = await fs.readFile(resolve(import.meta.dirname, filename), 'utf-8')
 
     expect(raw.trim()).toEqual(content)
   })
 
-  it('__filename', async () => {
-    const raw = await fs.readFile(resolve(__filename, '..', filename), 'utf-8')
+  it('import.meta.filename', async () => {
+    const raw = await fs.readFile(resolve(import.meta.filename, '..', filename), 'utf-8')
 
     expect(raw.trim()).toEqual(content)
   })
diff --git a/test/core/test/imports.test.ts b/test/core/test/imports.test.ts
index e0d599180..8cb5caec6 100644
--- a/test/core/test/imports.test.ts
+++ b/test/core/test/imports.test.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ test('can import @vite/client', async () => {
 })
 
 describe('importing special files from node_modules', async () => {
-  const dir = resolve(__dirname, '../src/node_modules')
+  const dir = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../src/node_modules')
   const wasm = resolve(dir, 'file.wasm')
   const css = resolve(dir, 'file.css')
   const mp3 = resolve(dir, 'file.mp3')
diff --git a/test/core/test/wasm.test.ts b/test/core/test/wasm.test.ts
index ab6b0f119..3c44d8259 100644
--- a/test/core/test/wasm.test.ts
+++ b/test/core/test/wasm.test.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { expect, test, vi } from 'vitest'
 // @ts-expect-error wasm is not typed
 import { add } from '../src/wasm/add.wasm'
 
-const wasmFileBuffer = readFileSync(resolve(__dirname, '../src/wasm/add.wasm'))
+const wasmFileBuffer = readFileSync(resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../src/wasm/add.wasm'))
 
 test('supports native wasm imports', () => {
   expect(add(1, 2)).toBe(3)
diff --git a/test/core/vite.config.ts b/test/core/vite.config.ts
index 5f139c136..34c5ae3f4 100644
--- a/test/core/vite.config.ts
+++ b/test/core/vite.config.ts
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
   },
   resolve: {
     alias: [
-      { find: '#', replacement: resolve(__dirname, 'src') },
-      { find: /^custom-lib$/, replacement: resolve(__dirname, 'projects', 'custom-lib') },
-      { find: /^inline-lib$/, replacement: resolve(__dirname, 'projects', 'inline-lib') },
+      { find: '#', replacement: resolve(import.meta.dirname, 'src') },
+      { find: /^custom-lib$/, replacement: resolve(import.meta.dirname, 'projects', 'custom-lib') },
+      { find: /^inline-lib$/, replacement: resolve(import.meta.dirname, 'projects', 'inline-lib') },
     ],
   },
   server: {
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
         find: 'test-alias',
         replacement: '',
         // vitest doesn't crash because function is defined
-        customResolver: () => resolve(__dirname, 'src', 'aliased-mod.ts'),
+        customResolver: () => resolve(import.meta.dirname, 'src', 'aliased-mod.ts'),
       },
     ],
     onConsoleLog(log) {
diff --git a/test/global-setup/globalSetup/another-vite-instance.ts b/test/global-setup/globalSetup/another-vite-instance.ts
index 4e7dc9ac4..2a74c65b3 100644
--- a/test/global-setup/globalSetup/another-vite-instance.ts
+++ b/test/global-setup/globalSetup/another-vite-instance.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ let teardownHappened = false
 
 export async function setup() {
   const server = await createServer({
-    root: resolve(__dirname, '..'),
+    root: resolve(import.meta.dirname, '..'),
     server: {
       port: 9988,
     },
diff --git a/test/reporters/custom-reporter-path.vitest.config.ts b/test/reporters/custom-reporter-path.vitest.config.ts
index 7e33b2151..c36c2540e 100644
--- a/test/reporters/custom-reporter-path.vitest.config.ts
+++ b/test/reporters/custom-reporter-path.vitest.config.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { resolve } from 'pathe'
 import { defineConfig } from 'vitest/config'
 
-const customReporter = resolve(__dirname, './src/custom-reporter.ts')
+const customReporter = resolve(import.meta.dirname, './src/custom-reporter.ts')
 
 export default defineConfig({
   test: {
diff --git a/test/reporters/reportTest2/custom-reporter-path.vitest.config.ts b/test/reporters/reportTest2/custom-reporter-path.vitest.config.ts
index d7a8d4ac8..4c3afb8e0 100644
--- a/test/reporters/reportTest2/custom-reporter-path.vitest.config.ts
+++ b/test/reporters/reportTest2/custom-reporter-path.vitest.config.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { resolve } from 'pathe'
 import { defineConfig } from 'vitest/config'
 
-const customReporter = resolve(__dirname, '../src/custom-reporter.ts')
+const customReporter = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../src/custom-reporter.ts')
 
 export default defineConfig({
-  root: __dirname,
+  root: import.meta.dirname,
   test: {
-    root: __dirname,
+    root: import.meta.dirname,
     include: ['../tests/reporters.spec.ts'],
     reporters: [customReporter],
   },
diff --git a/test/reporters/tests/custom-reporter.spec.ts b/test/reporters/tests/custom-reporter.spec.ts
index 1dc66e871..f8b7e50ef 100644
--- a/test/reporters/tests/custom-reporter.spec.ts
+++ b/test/reporters/tests/custom-reporter.spec.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import { describe, expect, test } from 'vitest'
 import { runVitest, runVitestCli } from '../../test-utils'
 import TestReporter from '../src/custom-reporter'
 
-const customTsReporterPath = resolve(__dirname, '../src/custom-reporter.ts')
-const customJSReporterPath = resolve(__dirname, '../src/custom-reporter.js')
-const root = resolve(__dirname, '..')
+const customTsReporterPath = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../src/custom-reporter.ts')
+const customJSReporterPath = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../src/custom-reporter.js')
+const root = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '..')
 
 async function runWithRetry(...runOptions: string[]) {
   const count = 3
diff --git a/test/reporters/tests/github-actions.test.ts b/test/reporters/tests/github-actions.test.ts
index 7e3477b27..9640d6501 100644
--- a/test/reporters/tests/github-actions.test.ts
+++ b/test/reporters/tests/github-actions.test.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe(GithubActionsReporter, () => {
     let { stdout, stderr } = await runVitest(
       { reporters: new GithubActionsReporter(), root: './fixtures', include: ['**/some-failing.test.ts'] },
     )
-    stdout = stdout.replace(resolve(__dirname, '..').replace(/:/g, '%3A'), '__TEST_DIR__')
+    stdout = stdout.replace(resolve(import.meta.dirname, '..').replace(/:/g, '%3A'), '__TEST_DIR__')
     expect(stdout).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
     "
     ::error file=__TEST_DIR__/fixtures/some-failing.test.ts,title=some-failing.test.ts > 3 + 3 = 7,line=8,column=17::AssertionError: expected 6 to be 7 // Object.is equality%0A%0A- Expected%0A+ Received%0A%0A- 7%0A+ 6%0A%0A ❯ some-failing.test.ts:8:17%0A%0A
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ describe(GithubActionsReporter, () => {
         reporters: new GithubActionsReporter({
           onWritePath(path) {
             const normalized = path
-              .replace(resolve(__dirname, '..'), '')
+              .replace(resolve(import.meta.dirname, '..'), '')
               .replaceAll(sep, '/')
 
             return `/some-custom-path${normalized}`
diff --git a/test/reporters/tests/import-durations.test.ts b/test/reporters/tests/import-durations.test.ts
index beee6c5ae..9589f0a1e 100644
--- a/test/reporters/tests/import-durations.test.ts
+++ b/test/reporters/tests/import-durations.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
 import { runVitest } from '../../test-utils'
 
 describe('import durations', () => {
-  const root = resolve(__dirname, '..', 'fixtures')
+  const root = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '..', 'fixtures')
 
   it('should populate importDurations on File with import durations during execution', async () => {
     const { exitCode, ctx } = await runVitest({
diff --git a/test/reporters/tests/json.test.ts b/test/reporters/tests/json.test.ts
index dd4a9c0bb..54b973851 100644
--- a/test/reporters/tests/json.test.ts
+++ b/test/reporters/tests/json.test.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
 import { runVitest } from '../../test-utils'
 
 describe('json reporter', async () => {
-  const root = resolve(__dirname, '..', 'fixtures')
-  const projectRoot = resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', '..')
+  const root = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '..', 'fixtures')
+  const projectRoot = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '..', '..', '..')
 
   it('generates correct report', async () => {
     const { stdout } = await runVitest({
diff --git a/test/reporters/tests/junit.test.ts b/test/reporters/tests/junit.test.ts
index 861ca9cb4..6267a4879 100644
--- a/test/reporters/tests/junit.test.ts
+++ b/test/reporters/tests/junit.test.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { expect, test } from 'vitest'
 import { getDuration } from '../../../packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/junit'
 import { runVitest, runVitestCli } from '../../test-utils'
 
-const root = resolve(__dirname, '../fixtures')
+const root = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../fixtures')
 
 test('calc the duration used by junit', () => {
   const result: RunnerTaskResult = { state: 'pass', duration: 0 }
diff --git a/test/reporters/tests/utils.test.ts b/test/reporters/tests/utils.test.ts
index 69061bde4..e78fc4fe7 100644
--- a/test/reporters/tests/utils.test.ts
+++ b/test/reporters/tests/utils.test.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { DefaultReporter } from '../../../packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/def
 import { createReporters } from '../../../packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/utils'
 import TestReporter from '../src/custom-reporter'
 
-const customReporterPath = resolve(__dirname, '../src/custom-reporter.js')
+const customReporterPath = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../src/custom-reporter.js')
 const fetchModule = {
   executeId: (id: string) => import(id),
 } as ViteNodeRunner
diff --git a/test/typescript/test/runner.test.ts b/test/typescript/test/runner.test.ts
index 790881696..37860e17b 100644
--- a/test/typescript/test/runner.test.ts
+++ b/test/typescript/test/runner.test.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ describe('should fail', async () => {
   it('typechecks with custom tsconfig', async () => {
     const { stderr } = await runVitest({
       root,
-      dir: resolve(__dirname, '..', './failing'),
+      dir: resolve(import.meta.dirname, '..', './failing'),
       config: resolve('./test/vitest.custom.config.ts'),
       typecheck: { enabled: true },
     })
@@ -78,20 +78,20 @@ describe('should fail', async () => {
   it('typechecks empty "include" but with tests', async () => {
     const { stderr } = await runVitest({
       root,
-      dir: resolve(__dirname, '..', './failing'),
-      config: resolve(__dirname, './vitest.empty.config.ts'),
+      dir: resolve(import.meta.dirname, '..', './failing'),
+      config: resolve(import.meta.dirname, './vitest.empty.config.ts'),
       typecheck: { enabled: true },
     },
     )
 
-    expect(stderr.replace(resolve(__dirname, '..'), '<root>')).toMatchSnapshot()
+    expect(stderr.replace(resolve(import.meta.dirname, '..'), '<root>')).toMatchSnapshot()
   })
 })
 
 describe('ignoreSourceErrors', () => {
   it('disabled', async () => {
     const vitest = await runVitest({
-      root: resolve(__dirname, '../fixtures/source-error'),
+      root: resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../fixtures/source-error'),
     })
     expect(vitest.stderr).toContain('Unhandled Errors')
     expect(vitest.stderr).toContain('Unhandled Source Error')
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ describe('ignoreSourceErrors', () => {
   it('enabled', async () => {
     const vitest = await runVitest(
       {
-        root: resolve(__dirname, '../fixtures/source-error'),
+        root: resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../fixtures/source-error'),
         typecheck: {
           ignoreSourceErrors: true,
           enabled: true,
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ describe('ignoreSourceErrors', () => {
 describe('when the title is dynamic', () => {
   it('works correctly', async () => {
     const vitest = await runVitest({
-      root: resolve(__dirname, '../fixtures/dynamic-title'),
+      root: resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../fixtures/dynamic-title'),
       reporters: [['default', { isTTY: true }]],
     })
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ describe('when the title is dynamic', () => {
 
 it('throws an error if typechecker process exists', async () => {
   const { stderr } = await runVitest({
-    root: resolve(__dirname, '../fixtures/source-error'),
+    root: resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../fixtures/source-error'),
     typecheck: {
       enabled: true,
       checker: 'non-existing-command',
diff --git a/test/vite-node/test/circular.test.ts b/test/vite-node/test/circular.test.ts
index d9f284933..0245f2cdf 100644
--- a/test/vite-node/test/circular.test.ts
+++ b/test/vite-node/test/circular.test.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ import { expect, test } from 'vitest'
 import { runViteNodeCli } from '../../test-utils'
 
 test('circular 1', async () => {
-  const entryPath = resolve(__dirname, '../src/circular1/index.ts')
+  const entryPath = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../src/circular1/index.ts')
   const cli = await runViteNodeCli(entryPath)
   expect(cli.stdout).toContain('A Bindex index')
 }, 60_000)
 
 test('circular 2', async () => {
-  const entryPath = resolve(__dirname, '../src/circular2/index.ts')
+  const entryPath = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../src/circular2/index.ts')
   const cli = await runViteNodeCli(entryPath)
   expect(cli.stdout).toContain('ac b')
 }, 60_000)
diff --git a/test/vite-node/test/cli.test.ts b/test/vite-node/test/cli.test.ts
index 3e496d54d..75ccca869 100644
--- a/test/vite-node/test/cli.test.ts
+++ b/test/vite-node/test/cli.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import pkg from 'vite-node/package.json'
 import { expect, it } from 'vitest'
 import { editFile, runViteNodeCli } from '../../test-utils'
 
-const entryPath = resolve(__dirname, '../src/cli-parse-args.js')
+const entryPath = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../src/cli-parse-args.js')
 
 const version = (pkg as any).version
 
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ it('script args in -- after', async () => {
 })
 
 it('exposes .env variables', async () => {
-  const { stdout } = await runViteNodeCli(resolve(__dirname, '../src/cli-print-env.js'))
+  const { stdout } = await runViteNodeCli(resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../src/cli-print-env.js'))
   const env = JSON.parse(stdout)
   expect(env.MY_TEST_ENV).toBe('hello')
 })
 
 it.each(['index.js', 'index.cjs', 'index.mjs'])('correctly runs --watch %s', async (file) => {
-  const entryPath = resolve(__dirname, '../src/watch', file)
+  const entryPath = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../src/watch', file)
   const { viteNode } = await runViteNodeCli('--watch', entryPath)
   await viteNode.waitForStdout('test 1')
   editFile(entryPath, c => c.replace('test 1', 'test 2'))
@@ -54,19 +54,19 @@ it.each(['index.js', 'index.cjs', 'index.mjs'])('correctly runs --watch %s', asy
 })
 
 it('error stack', async () => {
-  const entryPath = resolve(__dirname, '../src/watch/source-map.ts')
+  const entryPath = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../src/watch/source-map.ts')
   const { viteNode } = await runViteNodeCli('--watch', entryPath)
   await viteNode.waitForStdout('source-map.ts:7:11')
 })
 
 it('buildStart', async () => {
-  const root = resolve(__dirname, '../src/buildStart')
+  const root = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../src/buildStart')
   const result = await runViteNodeCli('--root', root, resolve(root, 'test.ts'))
   await result.viteNode.waitForStdout('["buildStart:in","buildStart:out"]')
 })
 
 it('buildStart with all ssr', async () => {
-  const root = resolve(__dirname, '../src/buildStart')
+  const root = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../src/buildStart')
   const result = await runViteNodeCli(
     `--root=${root}`,
     '--options.transformMode.ssr=.*',
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ it('buildStart with all ssr', async () => {
 })
 
 it('empty mappings', async () => {
-  const root = resolve(__dirname, '../src/empty-mappings')
+  const root = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../src/empty-mappings')
   const result = await runViteNodeCli('--root', root, resolve(root, 'main.ts'))
   await result.viteNode.waitForStdout('[ok]')
 })
diff --git a/test/vite-node/test/hmr.test.ts b/test/vite-node/test/hmr.test.ts
index 45296fbf3..e3305de70 100644
--- a/test/vite-node/test/hmr.test.ts
+++ b/test/vite-node/test/hmr.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { test } from 'vitest'
 import { editFile, runViteNodeCli } from '../../test-utils'
 
 test('hmr.accept works correctly', async () => {
-  const scriptFile = resolve(__dirname, '../src/hmr-script.js')
+  const scriptFile = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../src/hmr-script.js')
 
   const { viteNode } = await runViteNodeCli('--watch', scriptFile)
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ test('hmr.accept works correctly', async () => {
 })
 
 test('can handle top-level throw in self-accepting module', async () => {
-  const scriptFile = resolve(__dirname, '../src/hmr-throw.js')
+  const scriptFile = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../src/hmr-throw.js')
 
   const { viteNode } = await runViteNodeCli('--watch', scriptFile)
 
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ test('can handle top-level throw in self-accepting module', async () => {
 })
 
 test('basic', async () => {
-  const { viteNode } = await runViteNodeCli('--watch', resolve(__dirname, '../src/testMod.ts'))
+  const { viteNode } = await runViteNodeCli('--watch', resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../src/testMod.ts'))
   await viteNode.waitForStdout('[deps.ts] imported')
 })
diff --git a/test/vite-node/test/self-export.test.ts b/test/vite-node/test/self-export.test.ts
index 0325fa675..b68566a17 100644
--- a/test/vite-node/test/self-export.test.ts
+++ b/test/vite-node/test/self-export.test.ts
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ it('should export self', () => {
 })
 
 it('example 1', async () => {
-  const entryPath = resolve(__dirname, '../src/self-export-example1.ts')
+  const entryPath = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../src/self-export-example1.ts')
   const { viteNode } = await runViteNodeCli(entryPath)
   await viteNode.waitForStdout('Function')
 }, 60_000)
 
 it('example 2', async () => {
-  const entryPath = resolve(__dirname, '../src/self-export-example2.ts')
+  const entryPath = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../src/self-export-example2.ts')
   const { viteNode } = await runViteNodeCli(entryPath)
   await viteNode.waitForStdout('HelloWorld: 1')
 }, 60_000)
diff --git a/test/vite-node/test/server.test.ts b/test/vite-node/test/server.test.ts
index 9e61edb78..44c2135d7 100644
--- a/test/vite-node/test/server.test.ts
+++ b/test/vite-node/test/server.test.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ describe('server correctly caches data', () => {
     webFiles: async ({}, use) => {
       await use([])
     },
-    root: resolve(__dirname, '../'),
+    root: resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../'),
     plugin: async ({ ssrFiles, webFiles }, use) => {
       const plugin: Plugin = {
         name: 'test',
diff --git a/test/watch/test/related.test.ts b/test/watch/test/related.test.ts
index 939f8efa2..2780e6c4a 100644
--- a/test/watch/test/related.test.ts
+++ b/test/watch/test/related.test.ts
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ test('when nothing is changed, run nothing but keep watching', async () => {
   await vitest.waitForStdout('No affected test files found')
   await vitest.waitForStdout('Waiting for file changes...')
 
-  editFile(resolve(__dirname, '../fixtures/math.ts'), content => `${content}\n\n`)
+  editFile(resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../fixtures/math.ts'), content => `${content}\n\n`)
 
   await vitest.waitForStdout('RERUN  ../math.ts')
   await vitest.waitForStdout('1 passed')
 
-  editFile(resolve(__dirname, '../fixtures/math.test.ts'), content => `${content}\n\n`)
+  editFile(resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../fixtures/math.test.ts'), content => `${content}\n\n`)
 
   await vitest.waitForStdout('RERUN  ../math.test.ts')
   await vitest.waitForStdout('1 passed')