diff --git a/node_modules/@lingui/vite-plugin/dist/index.cjs b/node_modules/@lingui/vite-plugin/dist/index.cjs
index cb4db5d..c0a881a 100644
--- a/node_modules/@lingui/vite-plugin/dist/index.cjs
+++ b/node_modules/@lingui/vite-plugin/dist/index.cjs
@@ -114,8 +114,12 @@ You see this error because \`failOnMissing=true\` in Vite Plugin configuration.`
           }
           return {
             code,
-            map: null
+            map: null,
             // provide source map if available
+            // Vite 8+ (Rolldown) auto-detects module types by file extension.
+            // Since .po files are transformed to JS, we must explicitly declare
+            // the module type to avoid misinterpretation.
+            moduleType: "js"
           };
         }
       }
diff --git a/node_modules/@lingui/vite-plugin/dist/index.mjs b/node_modules/@lingui/vite-plugin/dist/index.mjs
index 609d48d..66fa6cc 100644
--- a/node_modules/@lingui/vite-plugin/dist/index.mjs
+++ b/node_modules/@lingui/vite-plugin/dist/index.mjs
@@ -106,8 +106,12 @@ You see this error because \`failOnMissing=true\` in Vite Plugin configuration.`
           }
           return {
             code,
-            map: null
+            map: null,
             // provide source map if available
+            // Vite 8+ (Rolldown) auto-detects module types by file extension.
+            // Since .po files are transformed to JS, we must explicitly declare
+            // the module type to avoid misinterpretation.
+            moduleType: "js"
           };
         }
       }