diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/importAnalysis.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/importAnalysis.ts
index bf2ff5c07e760c..f04cb8625f864b 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/importAnalysis.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/importAnalysis.ts
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ export function importAnalysisPlugin(config: ResolvedConfig): Plugin {
           if (ssr) {
             return [url, url]
           }
-          this.error(
+          return this.error(
             `Failed to resolve import "${url}" from "${path.relative(
               process.cwd(),
               importerFile
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/importAnalysisBuild.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/importAnalysisBuild.ts
index c431ec2d1ef31a..f392cfda538584 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/importAnalysisBuild.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/importAnalysisBuild.ts
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ export function buildImportAnalysisPlugin(config: ResolvedConfig): Plugin {
           if (ssr) {
             return [url, url]
           }
-          this.error(
+          return this.error(
             `Failed to resolve import "${url}" from "${path.relative(
               process.cwd(),
               importerFile