diff --git a/src/options.ts b/src/options.ts
index 13228107e4..4191c7620c 100644
--- a/src/options.ts
+++ b/src/options.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ const NitroDefaults: NitroConfig = {
   analyze: false,
   moduleSideEffects: ['unenv/runtime/polyfill/'],
   replace: {},
+  sourceMap: true,
 
   // Advanced
   typescript: {
diff --git a/src/rollup/config.ts b/src/rollup/config.ts
index 1d730390c2..21ea92761c 100644
--- a/src/rollup/config.ts
+++ b/src/rollup/config.ts
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export const getRollupConfig = (nitro: Nitro) => {
   // esbuild
   rollupConfig.plugins.push(esbuild({
     target: 'es2019',
-    sourceMap: true,
+    sourceMap: nitro.options.sourceMap,
     ...nitro.options.esbuild?.options
   }))
 
diff --git a/src/rollup/plugins/esbuild.ts b/src/rollup/plugins/esbuild.ts
index 2ed3ee8b55..24116ff6bb 100644
--- a/src/rollup/plugins/esbuild.ts
+++ b/src/rollup/plugins/esbuild.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export function esbuild (options: Options = {}): Plugin {
         loader,
         target,
         define: options.define,
-        sourcemap: options.sourceMap !== false,
+        sourcemap: options.sourceMap,
         sourcefile: id
       })