diff --git a/.changeset/silly-panthers-talk.md b/.changeset/silly-panthers-talk.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0b0d19355926
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/silly-panthers-talk.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@sveltejs/package": patch
+---
+
+fix: improve warning when encountering import.meta.env
diff --git a/packages/package/src/validate.js b/packages/package/src/validate.js
index 808e99c01fdd..31d2d285bba3 100644
--- a/packages/package/src/validate.js
+++ b/packages/package/src/validate.js
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ export function _create_validator(options) {
 
 		if (uses_import_meta) {
 			warnings.push(
-				'Avoid usage of `import.meta.env` in your code. It requires a bundler to work. ' +
-					'Consider using packages like `esm-env` instead which provide cross-bundler-compatible environment variables.'
+				'Avoid usage of `import.meta.env` in your code. It only works in apps bundled with Vite. ' +
+					'Consider using packages like `esm-env` instead which works with all bundlers or without bundling.'
 			);
 		}