diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/importAnalysisBuild.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/importAnalysisBuild.ts
index f392cfda538584..dee652387bff3b 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/importAnalysisBuild.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/importAnalysisBuild.ts
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ export function buildImportAnalysisPlugin(config: ResolvedConfig): Plugin {
         // dynamic import to constant json may get inlined.
         if (chunk.type === 'chunk' && chunk.code.indexOf(preloadMarker) > -1) {
           const code = chunk.code
-          let imports: ImportSpecifier[]
+          let imports: ImportSpecifier[] = []
           try {
             imports = parseImports(code)[0].filter((i) => i.d > -1)
           } catch (e: any) {