diff --git a/docs/guide/build.md b/docs/guide/build.md
index 41376b46e5f2f8..5b6ac8824c0aa4 100644
--- a/docs/guide/build.md
+++ b/docs/guide/build.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The production bundle assumes support for modern JavaScript. By default, Vite ta
 
 - Chrome >=87
 - Firefox >=78
-- Safari >=13
+- Safari >=14
 - Edge >=88
 
 You can specify custom targets via the [`build.target` config option](/config/build-options.md#build-target), where the lowest target is `es2015`.
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/constants.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/constants.ts
index 72504abc1cdabf..eb2d2ae7e13d0b 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/constants.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export const ESBUILD_MODULES_TARGET = [
   'edge88',
   'firefox78',
   'chrome87',
-  'safari13' // transpile nullish coalescing
+  'safari14'
 ]
 
 export const DEFAULT_EXTENSIONS = [