diff --git a/packages/core/strapi/lib/commands/develop.js b/packages/core/strapi/lib/commands/develop.js
index 497243b8c2..ec8ef9c20f 100644
--- a/packages/core/strapi/lib/commands/develop.js
+++ b/packages/core/strapi/lib/commands/develop.js
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ function watchFileChanges({ dir, strapiInstance, watchIgnoreFiles, polling }) {
       '**/node_modules',
       '**/node_modules/**',
       '**/plugins.json',
+      '**/build',
+      '**/build/**',
       '**/index.html',
       '**/public',
       '**/public/**',