diff --git a/docs/config/shared-options.md b/docs/config/shared-options.md
index c6a14b24cbc830..835354133f2caa 100644
--- a/docs/config/shared-options.md
+++ b/docs/config/shared-options.md
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ Configure CSS modules behavior. The options are passed on to [postcss-modules](h
 
 ## css.postcss
 
-- **Type:** `string | (postcss.ProcessOptions & { plugins?: postcss.Plugin[] })`
+- **Type:** `string | (postcss.ProcessOptions & { plugins?: postcss.AcceptedPlugin[] })`
 
 Inline PostCSS config or a custom directory to search PostCSS config from (default is project root).
 
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/css.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/css.ts
index f7e56a0ab123de..b15eed055fd726 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/css.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/css.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export interface CSSOptions {
   postcss?:
     | string
     | (PostCSS.ProcessOptions & {
-        plugins?: PostCSS.Plugin[]
+        plugins?: PostCSS.AcceptedPlugin[]
       })
   /**
    * Enables css sourcemaps during dev
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ async function compileCSS(
     UrlRewritePostcssPlugin({
       replacer: urlReplacer,
       logger: config.logger
-    }) as PostCSS.Plugin
+    })
   )
 
   if (isModule) {
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ async function finalizeCss(
 
 interface PostCSSConfigResult {
   options: PostCSS.ProcessOptions
-  plugins: PostCSS.Plugin[]
+  plugins: PostCSS.AcceptedPlugin[]
 }
 
 async function resolvePostcssConfig(