diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/buildHandler.js b/packages/cli/src/commands/buildHandler.js
index e9f60573b1e5..8f04eb7f081f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/buildHandler.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/buildHandler.js
@@ -114,14 +114,19 @@ export const handler = async ({
           // it could affect other things that run in parallel while building.
           // We don't have any parallel tasks right now, but someone might add
           // one in the future as a performance optimization.
-          await execa(`yarn rw-vite-build --webDir="${rwjsPaths.web.base}"`, {
-            stdio: verbose ? 'inherit' : 'pipe',
-            shell: true,
-            // This is needed for yarn to find the rw-vite-build binary
-            // It won't change process.cwd for anything else here, in this
-            // process
-            cwd: rwjsPaths.web.base,
-          })
+          await execa(
+            `node ${require.resolve(
+              '@redwoodjs/vite/bins/rw-vite-build.mjs'
+            )} --webDir="${rwjsPaths.web.base}"`,
+            {
+              stdio: verbose ? 'inherit' : 'pipe',
+              shell: true,
+              // This is needed for yarn to find the rw-vite-build binary
+              // It won't change process.cwd for anything else here, in this
+              // process
+              cwd: rwjsPaths.web.base,
+            }
+          )
         } else {
           await execa(
             `yarn cross-env NODE_ENV=production webpack --config ${require.resolve(