diff --git a/.changeset/brown-mice-train.md b/.changeset/brown-mice-train.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea07ec1ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/brown-mice-train.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@solidjs/start": patch
+---
+
+Fix URL to path conversion in manifest resolver
diff --git a/packages/start/src/config/manifest.ts b/packages/start/src/config/manifest.ts
index d10d9c503..e8c942fb2 100644
--- a/packages/start/src/config/manifest.ts
+++ b/packages/start/src/config/manifest.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import fs from "node:fs";
 import path from "node:path";
 import { type PluginOption, type ViteDevServer, version as viteVersion } from "vite";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 
 import { findStylesInModuleGraph } from "../server/collect-styles.ts";
 import { VIRTUAL_MODULES } from "./constants.ts";
@@ -20,12 +21,16 @@ export function manifest(start: SolidStartOptions): PluginOption {
         return `\0${VIRTUAL_MODULES.clientViteManifest}`;
       if (id === VIRTUAL_MODULES.getClientManifest)
         return this.resolve(
-          new URL("../server/manifest/client-manifest", import.meta.url).pathname,
+          fileURLToPath(new URL("../server/manifest/client-manifest", import.meta.url)),
         );
       if (id === VIRTUAL_MODULES.getManifest) {
         return this.environment.config.consumer === "client"
-          ? this.resolve(new URL("../server/manifest/client-manifest", import.meta.url).pathname)
-          : this.resolve(new URL("../server/manifest/ssr-manifest", import.meta.url).pathname);
+          ? this.resolve(
+              fileURLToPath(new URL("../server/manifest/client-manifest", import.meta.url)),
+            )
+          : this.resolve(
+              fileURLToPath(new URL("../server/manifest/ssr-manifest", import.meta.url)),
+            );
       }
       if (id === VIRTUAL_MODULES.middleware) {
         if (start.middleware) return await this.resolve(start.middleware);