diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/plugins/index.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/plugins/index.ts
index 2cec8dcd7..922e69270 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/plugins/index.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/plugins/index.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ export async function VitestPlugin(options: UserConfig = {}, ctx = new Vitest())
           build: {
             sourcemap: true,
           },
-          optimizeDeps: false,
+          // disable deps optimization
+          cacheDir: undefined,
         }
       },
       async configureServer(server) {