diff --git a/.changeset/chatty-spies-jog.md b/.changeset/chatty-spies-jog.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e95591d911
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/chatty-spies-jog.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'astro': patch
+---
+
+Avoids targeting all files in the `src/` directory for eager optimization by Vite. After this change, only JSX, Vue, Svelte, and Astro components get scanned for early optimization.
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/create-vite.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/create-vite.ts
index e07150c39d..bac87bf723 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/create-vite.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/create-vite.ts
@@ -120,13 +120,8 @@ export async function createVite(
 		customLogger: createViteLogger(logger, settings.config.vite.logLevel),
 		appType: 'custom',
 		optimizeDeps: {
-			// Scan all files within `srcDir` except for known server-code (e.g endpoints)
-			entries: [
-				`${srcDirPattern}!(pages)/**/*`, // All files except for pages
-				`${srcDirPattern}pages/**/!(*.js|*.mjs|*.ts|*.mts)`, // All pages except for endpoints
-				`${srcDirPattern}pages/**/_*.{js,mjs,ts,mts}`, // Remaining JS/TS files prefixed with `_` (not endpoints)
-				`${srcDirPattern}pages/**/_*/**/*.{js,mjs,ts,mts}`, // Remaining JS/TS files within directories prefixed with `_` (not endpoints)
-			],
+			// Scan for component code within `srcDir`
+			entries: [`${srcDirPattern}**/*.{jsx,tsx,vue,svelte,html,astro}`],
 			exclude: ['astro', 'node-fetch'],
 		},
 		plugins: [