diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/node/dev/index.js b/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/node/dev/index.js
index bec9a1de2cba0a8bfb69d4deec666544c02e2d7b..224de1707a74243cbc9891f7a7263388a3b77d4b 100644
--- a/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/node/dev/index.js
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/node/dev/index.js
@@ -207,8 +207,12 @@ module.exports = class DevProcess extends EventEmitter {
       publicPath: this.context.base,
       watchOptions: {
         ignored: [
-          /node_modules/,
-          `!${this.context.tempPath}/**`
+          (x) => {
+            if (x.includes(this.context.tempPath)) {
+              return false
+            }
+            return /node_modules/.test(x)
+          }
         ]
       },
       historyApiFallback: {