diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index eb74e77..30d1939 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -2,14 +2,16 @@ import { defineConfig } from "vite";
 import { svelte } from "@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte";
 
 // Tauri loads the dev server from a fixed port and fails if it is taken, and
-// rebuilds the Rust side itself, so Vite must not watch src-tauri.
+// rebuilds the Rust side itself, so Vite must not watch src-tauri - nor the
+// workspace's target/ at the repo root, whose DLLs the build holds locked
+// (watching one crashes Vite with EBUSY).
 export default defineConfig({
   plugins: [svelte()],
   clearScreen: false,
   server: {
     port: 1420,
     strictPort: true,
-    watch: { ignored: ["**/src-tauri/**"] },
+    watch: { ignored: ["**/src-tauri/**", "**/target/**"] },
   },
   envPrefix: ["VITE_", "TAURI_ENV_"],
   build: {