diff --git a/.changeset/wicked-planes-approve.md b/.changeset/wicked-planes-approve.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..682c1dbfd484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wicked-planes-approve.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@sveltejs/kit": patch
+---
+
+fix: ensure ssrRewriteStacktrace doesn't throw
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/dev/index.js b/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/dev/index.js
index 0c9ea37c4444..70b985f05faf 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/dev/index.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/dev/index.js
@@ -249,7 +249,11 @@ export async function dev(vite, vite_config, svelte_config) {
 
 	/** @param {string} stack */
 	function fix_stack_trace(stack) {
-		return stack ? vite.ssrRewriteStacktrace(stack) : stack;
+		try {
+			return stack ? vite.ssrRewriteStacktrace(stack) : stack;
+		} catch (_e) {
+			return stack;
+		}
 	}
 
 	await update_manifest();