diff --git a/.changeset/tender-nails-sip.md b/.changeset/tender-nails-sip.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0eb74c3368
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tender-nails-sip.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'astro': patch
+---
+
+replaces hard-coded `minify` values with `vite.build.minify`
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/build/static-build.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/build/static-build.ts
index d7b9d5026b..810e179741 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/build/static-build.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/build/static-build.ts
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ async function clientBuild(
 			target: 'esnext',
 			...viteConfig.build,
 			emptyOutDir: false,
-			minify: 'esbuild',
 			outDir: fileURLToPath(out),
 			rollupOptions: {
 				...viteConfig.build?.rollupOptions,
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/build/vite-plugin-css.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/build/vite-plugin-css.ts
index 5dd680c048..04403aed5e 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/build/vite-plugin-css.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/build/vite-plugin-css.ts
@@ -239,9 +239,10 @@ export function rollupPluginAstroBuildCSS(options: PluginOptions): VitePlugin[]
 						if (output.type === 'asset') {
 							if (output.name?.endsWith('.css') && typeof output.source === 'string') {
 								const cssTarget = settings.config.vite.build?.cssTarget;
+								const minify = settings.config.vite.build?.minify !== false
 								const { code: minifiedCSS } = await esbuild.transform(output.source, {
 									loader: 'css',
-									minify: true,
+									minify,
 									...(cssTarget ? { target: cssTarget } : {}),
 								});
 								output.source = minifiedCSS;