diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/cli.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/cli.ts
index ac9f5945c1a2f2..d18ab93fd0213f 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/cli.ts
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ cli
             base: options.base,
             configFile: options.config,
             logLevel: options.logLevel,
+            mode: options.mode,
           },
           'serve',
         )