diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/server/pluginContainer.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/server/pluginContainer.ts
index a5e09c98aaa051..1586bc4cb8d822 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/server/pluginContainer.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/server/pluginContainer.ts
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ export async function createEnvironmentPluginContainer(
     plugins,
     watcher,
   )
+  if (environment.config.experimental.rolldownDev) {
+    return container
+  }
   await container.resolveRollupOptions()
   return container
 }
@@ -257,9 +260,6 @@ class EnvironmentPluginContainer {
   }
 
   async resolveRollupOptions(): Promise<InputOptions> {
-    if (this.environment.config.experimental.rolldownDev) {
-      return undefined!
-    }
     if (!this._resolvedRollupOptions) {
       let options = this.environment.config.build.rollupOptions
       for (const optionsHook of this.getSortedPluginHooks('options')) {
@@ -310,9 +310,6 @@ class EnvironmentPluginContainer {
   }
 
   async buildStart(_options?: InputOptions): Promise<void> {
-    if (this.environment.config.experimental.rolldownDev) {
-      return
-    }
     if (this._started) {
       if (this._buildStartPromise) {
         await this._buildStartPromise