diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/compile/compile.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/compile/compile.ts
index 2985dcab963ed..78a769a7d74e9 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/compile/compile.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/compile/compile.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export async function compile({
 			resultScopedSlot: true,
 			transitionsAnimationURL: 'astro/components/viewtransitions.css',
 			annotateSourceFile:
-				!viteConfig.isProduction && astroConfig.devOverlay && astroConfig.devOverlay.enabled,
+				viteConfig.mode === "development" && astroConfig.devOverlay && astroConfig.devOverlay.enabled,
 			preprocessStyle: createStylePreprocessor({
 				filename,
 				viteConfig,