diff --git a/docs/guide/env-and-mode.md b/docs/guide/env-and-mode.md
index b2b1264e85a8e4..d5f45ea1158808 100644
--- a/docs/guide/env-and-mode.md
+++ b/docs/guide/env-and-mode.md
@@ -81,6 +81,14 @@ interface ImportMeta {
 }
 ```
 
+If your code relies on types from browser environments such as [DOM](https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/blob/main/lib/lib.dom.d.ts) and [WebWorker](https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/blob/main/lib/lib.webworker.d.ts), you can update the [lib](https://www.typescriptlang.org/tsconfig#lib) field in `tsconfig.json`.
+
+```json
+{
+  "lib": ["WebWorker"]
+}
+```
+
 ## Modes
 
 By default, the dev server (`dev` command) runs in `development` mode and the `build` command run in `production` mode.
diff --git a/packages/vite/client.d.ts b/packages/vite/client.d.ts
index aaac1ea986251d..af8e6a6f9d1494 100644
--- a/packages/vite/client.d.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/client.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/// <reference lib="dom" />
 /// <reference path="./types/importMeta.d.ts" />
 
 // CSS modules