diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/logger.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/logger.ts
index cb476db1e718df..a40b53efb486d7 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/logger.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/logger.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ let lastMsg: string | undefined
 let sameCount = 0
 
 function clearScreen() {
-  const blank = '\n'.repeat(process.stdout.rows - 2)
+  const repeatCount = process.stdout.rows - 2
+  const blank = repeatCount > 0 ? '\n'.repeat(repeatCount) : ''
   console.log(blank)
   readline.cursorTo(process.stdout, 0, 0)
   readline.clearScreenDown(process.stdout)