diff --git a/src/options.zig b/src/options.zig
index 5035f4c93f..ab248da1d0 100644
--- a/src/options.zig
+++ b/src/options.zig
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ pub const BundleOptions = struct {
             if (isWindows and opts.routes.static_dir_handle != null) {
                 opts.routes.static_dir_handle.?.close();
             }
-            opts.hot_module_reloading = opts.platform.isWebLike();
+            opts.hot_module_reloading = opts.platform.isWebLike() and !(transform.disable_hmr orelse false);
             opts.serve = true;
         }