diff --git a/docs/config/index.md b/docs/config/index.md
index 5a76f88d38e0..83b35cbc749b 100644
--- a/docs/config/index.md
+++ b/docs/config/index.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Handling for dependencies inlining or externalizing
 #### deps.external
 
 - **Type:** `(string | RegExp)[]`
-- **Default:** `['**\/node_modules\/**']`
+- **Default:** `['**\/node_modules\/**','**\/dist\/**']`
 
 Externalize means that Vite will bypass the package to native Node. Externalized dependencies will not be applied Vite's transformers and resolvers, so they do not support HMR on reload. Typically, packages under `node_modules` are externalized.
 
@@ -372,4 +372,4 @@ Format options for snapshot testing.
 - **Type:** `string`
 - **Default:** `test`
 
-Overrides Vite mode.
\ No newline at end of file
+Overrides Vite mode.
diff --git a/packages/vite-node/src/externalize.ts b/packages/vite-node/src/externalize.ts
index 4049b64f5dd1..bfce22bf50fe 100644
--- a/packages/vite-node/src/externalize.ts
+++ b/packages/vite-node/src/externalize.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ async function _shouldExternalize(
     return id
 
   const isNodeModule = id.includes('/node_modules/')
-
   id = isNodeModule ? guessCJSversion(id) || id : id
 
   if (matchExternalizePattern(id, defaultInline))
@@ -75,7 +74,8 @@ async function _shouldExternalize(
   if (matchExternalizePattern(id, depsExternal))
     return id
 
-  if (isNodeModule && await isValidNodeImport(id))
+  const isDist = id.includes('/dist/')
+  if ((isNodeModule || isDist) && await isValidNodeImport(id))
     return id
 
   return false
diff --git a/packages/vitest/LICENSE.md b/packages/vitest/LICENSE.md
index 21b2e5607a42..61ece101cb73 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/LICENSE.md
+++ b/packages/vitest/LICENSE.md
@@ -465,6 +465,13 @@ Repository: git://github.com/kpdecker/jsdiff.git
 
 ---------------------------------------
 
+## eastasianwidth
+License: MIT
+By: Masaki Komagata
+Repository: git://github.com/komagata/eastasianwidth.git
+
+---------------------------------------
+
 ## emoji-regex
 License: MIT
 By: Mathias Bynens