diff --git a/packages/compiler-sfc/src/compileTemplate.ts b/packages/compiler-sfc/src/compileTemplate.ts
index bf078ef95e4..4e54942a218 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-sfc/src/compileTemplate.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-sfc/src/compileTemplate.ts
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ export function compileTemplate(
   const preprocessor = preprocessLang
     ? preprocessCustomRequire
       ? preprocessCustomRequire(preprocessLang)
+      : __ESM_BROWSER__
+      ? undefined
       : require('consolidate')[preprocessLang as keyof typeof consolidate]
     : false
   if (preprocessor) {