diff --git a/packages/angular/build/src/builders/dev-server/vite-server.ts b/packages/angular/build/src/builders/dev-server/vite-server.ts
index dfbbc8454b53..832002953fc1 100644
--- a/packages/angular/build/src/builders/dev-server/vite-server.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/build/src/builders/dev-server/vite-server.ts
@@ -819,6 +819,26 @@ function getDepOptimizationConfig({
   thirdPartySourcemaps: boolean;
 }): DepOptimizationConfig {
   const plugins: ViteEsBuildPlugin[] = [
+    {
+      name: 'angular-browser-node-built-in',
+      setup(build) {
+        // This namespace is configured by vite.
+        // @see: https://github.com/vitejs/vite/blob/a1dd396da856401a12c921d0cd2c4e97cb63f1b5/packages/vite/src/node/optimizer/esbuildDepPlugin.ts#L109
+        build.onLoad({ filter: /.*/, namespace: 'browser-external' }, (args) => {
+          if (!isBuiltin(args.path)) {
+            return;
+          }
+
+          return {
+            errors: [
+              {
+                text: `The package "${args.path}" wasn't found on the file system but is built into node.`,
+              },
+            ],
+          };
+        });
+      },
+    },
     {
       name: `angular-vite-optimize-deps${ssr ? '-ssr' : ''}${
         thirdPartySourcemaps ? '-vendor-sourcemap' : ''
diff --git a/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/vite/browser-node-module-dep-error.ts b/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/vite/browser-node-module-dep-error.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7d2f45198c7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/vite/browser-node-module-dep-error.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert';
+import { execAndWaitForOutputToMatch, ng } from '../../utils/process';
+import { writeFile } from '../../utils/fs';
+import { getGlobalVariable } from '../../utils/env';
+
+export default async function () {
+  assert(
+    getGlobalVariable('argv')['esbuild'],
+    'This test should not be called in the Webpack suite.',
+  );
+
+  await ng('cache', 'clean');
+  await ng('cache', 'on');
+
+  await writeFile('src/main.ts', `import '@angular-devkit/core/node';`);
+
+  const { stderr } = await execAndWaitForOutputToMatch('ng', ['serve'], /ERROR.+node:path/, {
+    CI: '0',
+    NO_COLOR: 'true',
+  });
+
+  assert.match(
+    stderr,
+    /The package "node:path" wasn't found on the file system but is built into node/,
+  );
+}
diff --git a/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/vite/reuse-dep-optimization-cache.ts b/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/vite/reuse-dep-optimization-cache.ts
index f4b93ccfcd2f..c7c03be87e2c 100644
--- a/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/vite/reuse-dep-optimization-cache.ts
+++ b/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/vite/reuse-dep-optimization-cache.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 import assert from 'node:assert';
+import { setTimeout } from 'node:timers/promises';
 import { findFreePort } from '../../utils/network';
-import {
-  execAndWaitForOutputToMatch,
-  killAllProcesses,
-  ng,
-  waitForAnyProcessOutputToMatch,
-} from '../../utils/process';
+import { execAndWaitForOutputToMatch, killAllProcesses, ng } from '../../utils/process';
 
 export default async function () {
   await ng('cache', 'clean');
@@ -13,31 +9,27 @@ export default async function () {
 
   const port = await findFreePort();
 
-  // Make sure serve is consistent with build
-  await execAndWaitForOutputToMatch(
-    'ng',
-    ['serve', '--port', `${port}`],
-    /Dependencies bundled/,
-    // Use CI:0 to force caching
-    { DEBUG: 'vite:deps', CI: '0' },
-  );
+  const [, response] = await Promise.all([
+    execAndWaitForOutputToMatch(
+      'ng',
+      ['serve', '--port', `${port}`],
+      /dependencies optimized/,
+      // Use CI:0 to force caching
+      { DEBUG: 'vite:deps', CI: '0', NO_COLOR: 'true' },
+    ),
+    setTimeout(4_000).then(() => fetch(`http://localhost:${port}/main.js`)),
+  ]);
 
-  // Make request so that vite writes the cache.
-  const response = await fetch(`http://localhost:${port}/main.js`);
   assert(response.ok, `Expected 'response.ok' to be 'true'.`);
 
-  // Wait for vite to write to FS and stablize.
-  await waitForAnyProcessOutputToMatch(/dependencies optimized/, 5000);
-
   // Terminate the dev-server
   await killAllProcesses();
 
-  // The Node.js specific module should not be found
   await execAndWaitForOutputToMatch(
     'ng',
     ['serve', '--port=0'],
     /Hash is consistent\. Skipping/,
     // Use CI:0 to force caching
-    { DEBUG: 'vite:deps', CI: '0' },
+    { DEBUG: 'vite:deps', CI: '0', NO_COLOR: 'true' },
   );
 }