diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/esbuild.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/esbuild.ts
index 83fa1af4248ab5..a528a21bfe931f 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/esbuild.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/esbuild.ts
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ export const defaultEsbuildSupported = {
 }
 
 export interface ESBuildOptions extends TransformOptions {
-  include?: string | RegExp | string[] | RegExp[]
-  exclude?: string | RegExp | string[] | RegExp[]
+  include?: string | RegExp | ReadonlyArray<string | RegExp>
+  exclude?: string | RegExp | ReadonlyArray<string | RegExp>
   jsxInject?: string
   /**
    * This option is not respected. Use `build.minify` instead.