diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/asset.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/asset.ts
index cab050cbdfa652..ec8ec66ff0dd21 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/asset.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/asset.ts
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ async function fileToBuiltUrl(
   if (
     config.build.lib ||
     (!file.endsWith('.svg') &&
+      !file.endsWith('.html') &&
       content.length < Number(config.build.assetsInlineLimit))
   ) {
     const mimeType = mrmime.lookup(file) ?? 'application/octet-stream'