diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/index.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/index.ts
index 3b84c34b0626a8..3d17f8737379d6 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/index.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/index.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export type {
   ServerHook,
   ResolvedServerOptions,
   ResolvedServerUrls,
+  HttpServer,
 } from './server'
 export type {
   BuildOptions,
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/server/hmr.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/server/hmr.ts
index 040495673e8836..0c659a1d507e20 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/server/hmr.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/server/hmr.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import fsp from 'node:fs/promises'
 import path from 'node:path'
-import type { Server } from 'node:http'
 import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events'
 import colors from 'picocolors'
 import type { CustomPayload, HMRPayload, Update } from 'types/hmrPayload'
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@ import { isExplicitImportRequired } from '../plugins/importAnalysis'
 import { getEnvFilesForMode } from '../env'
 import { withTrailingSlash, wrapId } from '../../shared/utils'
 import type { ModuleNode } from './moduleGraph'
+import type { HttpServer } from '.'
 import { restartServerWithUrls } from '.'
 
 export const debugHmr = createDebugger('vite:hmr')
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export interface HmrOptions {
   path?: string
   timeout?: number
   overlay?: boolean
-  server?: Server
+  server?: HttpServer
   /** @internal */
   channels?: HMRChannel[]
 }
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/server/index.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/server/index.ts
index de4f75ad42d246..b5e1d9c57e5f19 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/server/index.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/server/index.ts
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ export interface ServerOptions extends CommonServerOptions {
          *
          * This is needed to proxy WebSocket connections to the parent server.
          */
-        server: http.Server
+        server: HttpServer
       }
   /**
    * Options for files served via '/\@fs/'.