diff --git a/packages/wxt/e2e/tests/user-config.test.ts b/packages/wxt/e2e/tests/user-config.test.ts
index 0ee4a969e..e7b67953a 100644
--- a/packages/wxt/e2e/tests/user-config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/wxt/e2e/tests/user-config.test.ts
@@ -150,6 +150,6 @@ describe('User Config', () => {
 
     await expect(
       project.build({ configFile: 'foo.config.ts' }),
-    ).rejects.toThrowError(/not found/);
+    ).rejects.toThrowError(/No entrypoints found/);
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/wxt/src/core/resolve-config.ts b/packages/wxt/src/core/resolve-config.ts
index 001884f90..eaf6eb012 100644
--- a/packages/wxt/src/core/resolve-config.ts
+++ b/packages/wxt/src/core/resolve-config.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ export async function resolveConfig(
       configFile: inlineConfig.configFile,
       name: 'wxt',
       cwd: inlineConfig.root ?? process.cwd(),
-      rcFile: false,
     });
     if (inlineConfig.configFile && metadata.layers?.length === 0) {
       throw Error(`Config file "${inlineConfig.configFile}" not found`);