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 4f777b2f3622..c616e865a68b 100644
--- a/packages/angular/build/src/builders/dev-server/vite/server.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/build/src/builders/dev-server/vite/server.ts
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ export async function setupServer(
 
   const configuration: Vite.InlineConfig = {
     configFile: false,
-    envFile: false,
+    envDir: false,
     cacheDir,
     root: virtualProjectRoot,
     publicDir: false,