diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 6a242c4949..a4bf54c6be 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@
     "@rspack/core": "1.2.2",
     "@rspack/lite-tapable": "~1.0.1",
     "@swc/helpers": "^0.5.15",
-    "core-js": "~3.40.0"
+    "core-js": "~3.40.0",
+    "jiti": "2.4.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@rslib/core": "0.3.2",
@@ -75,7 +76,6 @@
     "dotenv-expand": "12.0.1",
     "html-rspack-plugin": "6.0.2",
     "http-proxy-middleware": "^2.0.6",
-    "jiti": "^1.21.7",
     "launch-editor-middleware": "^2.9.1",
     "mrmime": "^2.0.0",
     "on-finished": "2.4.1",
diff --git a/packages/core/prebundle.config.mjs b/packages/core/prebundle.config.mjs
index 16dff4bd81..44f5f3b861 100644
--- a/packages/core/prebundle.config.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/prebundle.config.mjs
@@ -51,12 +51,6 @@ export default {
         );
       },
     },
-    {
-      name: 'jiti',
-      // jiti has been minified, we do not need to prettier it
-      prettier: false,
-      ignoreDts: true,
-    },
     {
       name: 'launch-editor-middleware',
       ignoreDts: true,
@@ -154,7 +148,7 @@ export default {
     {
       name: 'postcss-loader',
       externals: {
-        jiti: '../jiti',
+        jiti: 'jiti',
         postcss: '../postcss',
       },
       ignoreDts: true,
@@ -163,16 +157,14 @@ export default {
       name: 'postcss-load-config',
       externals: {
         yaml: 'yaml',
-        '../jiti': '../jiti',
+        jiti: 'jiti',
       },
       ignoreDts: true,
       // this is a trick to avoid ncc compiling the dynamic import syntax
       // https://github.com/vercel/ncc/issues/935
       beforeBundle(task) {
         replaceFileContent(join(task.depPath, 'src/req.js'), (content) =>
-          content
-            .replaceAll('await import', 'await __import')
-            .replaceAll(`import('jiti')`, `import('../jiti/index.js')`),
+          content.replaceAll('await import', 'await __import'),
         );
       },
       afterBundle(task) {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/config.ts b/packages/core/src/config.ts
index 1e16e7ae75..84916c5c33 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/config.ts
@@ -474,15 +474,16 @@ export async function loadConfig({
 
   try {
     if (configExport! === undefined) {
-      const { default: jiti } = await import('../compiled/jiti/index.js');
-      const loadConfig = jiti(__filename, {
-        esmResolve: true,
+      const { createJiti } = await import('jiti');
+      const jiti = createJiti(__filename, {
         // disable require cache to support restart CLI and read the new config
-        requireCache: false,
+        moduleCache: false,
         interopDefault: true,
       });
 
-      configExport = loadConfig(configFilePath) as RsbuildConfigExport;
+      configExport = await jiti.import<RsbuildConfigExport>(configFilePath, {
+        default: true,
+      });
     }
   } catch (err) {
     logger.error(`Failed to load file with jiti: ${color.dim(configFilePath)}`);
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index e730c715a0..faa47fefa1 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -605,6 +605,9 @@ importers:
       core-js:
         specifier: ~3.40.0
         version: 3.40.0
+      jiti:
+        specifier: 2.4.2
+        version: 2.4.2
     devDependencies:
       '@rslib/core':
         specifier: 0.3.2
@@ -660,9 +663,6 @@ importers:
       http-proxy-middleware:
         specifier: ^2.0.6
         version: 2.0.7
-      jiti:
-        specifier: ^1.21.7
-        version: 1.21.7
       launch-editor-middleware:
         specifier: ^2.9.1
         version: 2.9.1
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ importers:
         version: 8.5.1
       postcss-load-config:
         specifier: 6.0.1
-        version: 6.0.1(jiti@1.21.7)(postcss@8.5.1)(yaml@2.6.0)
+        version: 6.0.1(jiti@2.4.2)(postcss@8.5.1)(yaml@2.6.0)
       postcss-loader:
         specifier: 8.1.1
         version: 8.1.1(patch_hash=7f10237e1665e9913e0f735a822545af08363f5cc67eacc2c37408aee7553d47)(@rspack/core@1.2.2(@swc/helpers@0.5.15))(postcss@8.5.1)(typescript@5.7.3)(webpack@5.97.1(@swc/core@1.10.9(@swc/helpers@0.5.15)))
@@ -11871,14 +11871,6 @@ snapshots:
       '@polka/url': 0.5.0
       trouter: 2.0.1
 
-  postcss-load-config@6.0.1(jiti@1.21.7)(postcss@8.5.1)(yaml@2.6.0):
-    dependencies:
-      lilconfig: 3.1.3
-    optionalDependencies:
-      jiti: 1.21.7
-      postcss: 8.5.1
-      yaml: 2.6.0
-
   postcss-load-config@6.0.1(jiti@2.4.2)(postcss@8.5.1)(yaml@2.6.0):
     dependencies:
       lilconfig: 3.1.3
@@ -11886,7 +11878,6 @@ snapshots:
       jiti: 2.4.2
       postcss: 8.5.1
       yaml: 2.6.0
-    optional: true
 
   postcss-loader@8.1.1(patch_hash=7f10237e1665e9913e0f735a822545af08363f5cc67eacc2c37408aee7553d47)(@rspack/core@1.2.2(@swc/helpers@0.5.15))(postcss@8.5.1)(typescript@5.7.3)(webpack@5.97.1(@swc/core@1.10.9(@swc/helpers@0.5.15))):
     dependencies: