diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Vite.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Vite.php
index 81278816abb8..b348992c20f2 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Vite.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Vite.php
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ public function content($asset, $buildDirectory = null)
 
         $chunk = $this->chunk($this->manifest($buildDirectory), $asset);
 
-        $path = public_path($buildDirectory.'/'.$chunk['file']);
+        $path = $this->publicPath($buildDirectory.'/'.$chunk['file']);
 
         if (! is_file($path) || ! file_exists($path)) {
             throw new ViteException("Unable to locate file from Vite manifest: {$path}.");
@@ -918,6 +918,17 @@ protected function assetPath($path, $secure = null)
         return ($this->assetPathResolver ?? asset(...))($path, $secure);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Generate a public path for an asset.
+     *
+     * @param  string  $path
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function publicPath($path)
+    {
+        return public_path($path);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the manifest file for the given build directory.
      *