diff --git a/code/builders/builder-vite/src/plugins/external-globals-plugin.ts b/code/builders/builder-vite/src/plugins/external-globals-plugin.ts
index aab1bd72c694..242fb98ff3dc 100644
--- a/code/builders/builder-vite/src/plugins/external-globals-plugin.ts
+++ b/code/builders/builder-vite/src/plugins/external-globals-plugin.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ export async function externalGlobalsPlugin(externals: Record<string, string>):
       }
       const newAlias = mergeAlias([], config.resolve?.alias) as Alias[];
 
-      const cachePath = pkg.cache('sb-vite-plugin-externals', { create: true })!;
+      const cachePath =
+        pkg.cache('sb-vite-plugin-externals', { create: true }) ??
+        join(process.cwd(), 'node_modules', '.cache', 'sb-vite-plugin-externals');
+
       await Promise.all(
         (Object.keys(externals) as Array<keyof typeof externals>).map(async (externalKey) => {
           const externalCachePath = join(cachePath, `${externalKey}.js`);