diff --git a/.changeset/angry-experts-compete.md b/.changeset/angry-experts-compete.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4abd5aad1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/angry-experts-compete.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'astro': patch
+---
+
+Fix check CLI fs load fallback behaviour
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/cli/check/index.ts b/packages/astro/src/cli/check/index.ts
index 2c7f9bb4d..07648aabe 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/cli/check/index.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/cli/check/index.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
 } from '@astrojs/language-server';
 import type { FSWatcher } from 'chokidar';
 import glob from 'fast-glob';
-import fsMod, * as fs from 'fs';
+import fs from 'fs';
 import { bold, dim, red, yellow } from 'kleur/colors';
 import { createRequire } from 'module';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ type CheckerConstructor = {
 
 	logging: Readonly<LogOptions>;
 
-	fileSystem: typeof fsMod;
+	fileSystem: typeof fs;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ export class AstroChecker {
 	readonly #settings: AstroSettings;
 
 	readonly #logging: LogOptions;
-	readonly #fs: typeof fsMod;
+	readonly #fs: typeof fs;
 	#watcher?: FSWatcher;
 
 	#filesCount: number;
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/vite-plugin-load-fallback/index.ts b/packages/astro/src/vite-plugin-load-fallback/index.ts
index 86346421c..7c853245b 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/vite-plugin-load-fallback/index.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/vite-plugin-load-fallback/index.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ export default function loadFallbackPlugin({
 	root,
 }: LoadFallbackPluginParams): vite.Plugin[] | false {
 	// Only add this plugin if a custom fs implementation is provided.
-	if (!fs || fs === nodeFs) {
+	// Also check for `fs.default` because `import * as fs from 'fs'` will
+	// export as so, which only it's `.default` would === `nodeFs`.
+	// @ts-expect-error check default
+	if (!fs || fs === nodeFs || fs.default === nodeFs) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
@@ -53,12 +56,6 @@ export default function loadFallbackPlugin({
 						}
 					} catch {}
 				}
-
-				let resolved = await this.resolve(id, parent, { skipSelf: true });
-				if (resolved) {
-					return resolved.id;
-				}
-				return slashify(id);
 			},
 			async load(id) {
 				const source = await tryLoadModule(id);