diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/server/hmr.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/server/hmr.ts
index 363b53e952510e..040495673e8836 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/server/hmr.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/server/hmr.ts
@@ -138,7 +138,9 @@ export async function handleHMRUpdate(
     debugHmr?.(`[config change] ${colors.dim(shortFile)}`)
     config.logger.info(
       colors.green(
-        `${path.relative(process.cwd(), file)} changed, restarting server...`,
+        `${normalizePath(
+          path.relative(process.cwd(), file),
+        )} changed, restarting server...`,
       ),
       { clear: true, timestamp: true },
     )