diff --git a/src/node/alias.ts b/src/node/alias.ts
index aeefcbe1c088..c485a33b7f12 100644
--- a/src/node/alias.ts
+++ b/src/node/alias.ts
@@ -18,12 +18,15 @@ export const DEFAULT_THEME_PATH = join(DIST_CLIENT_PATH, 'theme-default')
 export const SITE_DATA_ID = '@siteData'
 export const SITE_DATA_REQUEST_PATH = '/' + SITE_DATA_ID
 
-const vueRuntimePath = 'vue/dist/vue.runtime.esm-bundler.js'
-
 export function resolveAliases(
   { root, themeDir }: SiteConfig,
   ssr: boolean
 ): AliasOptions {
+  const vueRuntimePath =
+    process.env.DEBUG || process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production'
+      ? 'vue/dist/vue.runtime.esm-browser.js'
+      : 'vue/dist/vue.runtime.esm-browser.prod.js'
+
   const paths: Record<string, string> = {
     '@theme': themeDir,
     [SITE_DATA_ID]: SITE_DATA_REQUEST_PATH