diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/runtime/workers/vm.ts b/packages/vitest/src/runtime/workers/vm.ts
index 55303e2c6653..c275c4e610d9 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/runtime/workers/vm.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/runtime/workers/vm.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export async function runVmTests(state: WorkerGlobalState) {
   // because browser doesn't provide these globals
   context.process = process
   context.global = context
-  context.console = createCustomConsole(state)
+  context.console = state.config.disableConsoleIntercept ? console : createCustomConsole(state)
   // TODO: don't hardcode setImmediate in fake timers defaults
   context.setImmediate = setImmediate
   context.clearImmediate = clearImmediate
diff --git a/test/config/test/console.test.ts b/test/config/test/console.test.ts
index 4c7c56b15b26..198c4f26b277 100644
--- a/test/config/test/console.test.ts
+++ b/test/config/test/console.test.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ test('default intercept', async () => {
   expect(stderr).toBe('stderr | basic.test.ts > basic\n__test_console__\n\n')
 })
 
-test('disable intercept', async () => {
+test.each(['threads', 'vmThreads'] as const)(`disable intercept pool=%s`, async (pool) => {
   const { stderr } = await runVitest({
     root: './fixtures/console',
     disableConsoleIntercept: true,
+    pool,
   })
   expect(stderr).toBe('__test_console__\n')
 })