diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/create-vite.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/create-vite.ts
index bc6e58a9c..41eac3452 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/create-vite.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/create-vite.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ export async function createVite(
 			],
 			conditions: ['astro'],
 		},
+		ssr: {
+			noExternal: ['astro', 'astro/components'],
+		}
 	};
 
 	// Merge configs: we merge vite configuration objects together in the following order,