diff --git a/packages/desktop/electron.vite.config.ts b/packages/desktop/electron.vite.config.ts
index 5ea46b5165..5d25be209e 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/electron.vite.config.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/electron.vite.config.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,17 @@ export default defineConfig({
     build: {
       rollupOptions: {
         input: { index: "src/main/index.ts", sidecar: "src/main/sidecar.ts" },
+        // Keep this identical to electron-vite's Node 20.11+ shim. Its regex insertion can
+        // corrupt bundled TypeScript, while a Rollup banner places the shim safely.
+        output: {
+          banner: `
+// -- CommonJS Shims --
+import __cjs_mod__ from 'node:module';
+const __filename = import.meta.filename;
+const __dirname = import.meta.dirname;
+const require = __cjs_mod__.createRequire(import.meta.url);
+`,
+        },
       },
       externalizeDeps: { include: [nodePtyPkg] },
     },