diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/utils/coverage.ts b/packages/vitest/src/utils/coverage.ts
index b9d471d2b945..b3a1d23c2391 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/utils/coverage.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/utils/coverage.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@ export async function resolveCoverageProviderModule(
       builtInModule += '/browser'
     }
 
-    const { default: coverageModule } = await loader.import(builtInModule)
+    const { default: coverageModule }
+      = loader.isBrowser
+        ? await loader.import(builtInModule)
+        : await import(/* @vite-ignore */ builtInModule)
 
     if (!coverageModule) {
       throw new Error(