diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/core.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/core.ts
index ed5a813edcf2..4a191a9b6ab1 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/core.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/core.ts
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ export class Vitest {
     if (!projects.has(coreProject)) {
       projects.add(coreProject)
     }
-    for await (const project of projects) {
+    for (const project of projects) {
       await project.initializeGlobalSetup()
     }
   }