diff --git a/.changeset/wet-knives-raise.md b/.changeset/wet-knives-raise.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a0b1acc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wet-knives-raise.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'astro': patch
+---
+
+Fix issue where HMR could be triggered during `astro build`
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/vite-plugin-astro/index.ts b/packages/astro/src/vite-plugin-astro/index.ts
index 3165c8786..4b74e1060 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/vite-plugin-astro/index.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/vite-plugin-astro/index.ts
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ export default function astro({ config, logging }: AstroPluginOptions): vite.Plu
 			}
 		},
 		async handleHotUpdate(context) {
+			if (context.server.config.isProduction) return;
 			return handleHotUpdate(context, config, logging);
 		},
 	};