diff --git a/packages/vite-node/src/utils.ts b/packages/vite-node/src/utils.ts
index 5a43570eef16..db31e8c831ed 100644
--- a/packages/vite-node/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/vite-node/src/utils.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ export function normalizeId(id: string, base?: string): string {
     .replace(/^\/@id\/__x00__/, '\0') // virtual modules start with `\0`
     .replace(/^\/@id\//, '')
     .replace(/^__vite-browser-external:/, '')
-    .replace(/^node:/, '')
+    .replace(/^(node|file):/, '')
+    .replace(/^\/+/, '/') // remove duplicate leading slashes
     .replace(/[?&]v=\w+/, '?') // remove ?v= query
     .replace(/\?$/, '') // remove end query mark
 }