diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/utils.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/utils.ts
index 843d06ed5c6159..76ab58ba92f9f9 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/utils.ts
@@ -606,9 +606,9 @@ function windowsSafeRealPathSync(path: string): string {
 }
 
 function optimizeSafeRealPathSync() {
-  // Skip if using Node <16.18 due to MAX_PATH issue: https://github.com/vitejs/vite/issues/12931
+  // Skip if using Node <18.10 due to MAX_PATH issue: https://github.com/vitejs/vite/issues/12931
   const nodeVersion = process.versions.node.split('.').map(Number)
-  if (nodeVersion[0] < 16 || (nodeVersion[0] === 16 && nodeVersion[1] < 18)) {
+  if (nodeVersion[0] < 18 || (nodeVersion[0] === 18 && nodeVersion[1] < 10)) {
     safeRealpathSync = fs.realpathSync
     return
   }