diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/optimizer/scan.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/optimizer/scan.ts
index 0fd293a98e3d46..6cd237350a7c13 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/optimizer/scan.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/optimizer/scan.ts
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ async function computeEntries(environment: ScanEnvironment) {
           p,
           path.join(process.cwd(), '*'),
           {
+            isEntry: true,
             scan: true,
           },
         )
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/resolve.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/resolve.ts
index 368d01a1861e93..aa7bf3803a6534 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/resolve.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/resolve.ts
@@ -254,7 +254,9 @@ export function resolvePlugin(
       // relative
       if (
         id[0] === '.' ||
-        ((preferRelative || importer?.endsWith('.html')) &&
+        ((preferRelative ||
+          resolveOpts.isEntry ||
+          importer?.endsWith('.html')) &&
           startsWithWordCharRE.test(id))
       ) {
         const basedir = importer ? path.dirname(importer) : process.cwd()