diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/server/hmr.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/server/hmr.ts
index d5aaffc939ff60..03589a8d191a52 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/server/hmr.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/server/hmr.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export async function handleHMRUpdate(
 
   const isEnv =
     config.inlineConfig.envFile !== false &&
-    getEnvFilesForMode(config.mode, config.envDir).includes(fileName)
+    getEnvFilesForMode(config.mode, config.envDir).includes(file)
   if (isConfig || isConfigDependency || isPackageJson || isEnv) {
     // auto restart server
     debugHmr?.(`[config change] ${colors.dim(shortFile)}`)