diff --git a/packages/create-vite/src/index.ts b/packages/create-vite/src/index.ts
index a4e8354e92ed3f..fc915dc7627c8f 100755
--- a/packages/create-vite/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/create-vite/src/index.ts
@@ -870,48 +870,53 @@ function getFullCustomCommand(customCommand: string, pkgInfo?: PkgInfo) {
   const pkgManager = pkgInfo ? pkgInfo.name : 'npm'
   const isYarn1 = pkgManager === 'yarn' && pkgInfo?.version.startsWith('1.')
 
-  return (
-    customCommand
-      .replace(/^npm create (?:-- )?/, () => {
-        // `bun create` uses it's own set of templates,
-        // the closest alternative is using `bun x` directly on the package
-        if (pkgManager === 'bun') {
-          return 'bun x create-'
-        }
-        // Deno uses `run -A npm:create-` instead of `create` or `init` to also provide needed perms
-        if (pkgManager === 'deno') {
-          return 'deno run -A npm:create-'
-        }
-        // pnpm doesn't support the -- syntax
-        if (pkgManager === 'pnpm') {
-          return 'pnpm create '
-        }
-        // For other package managers, preserve the original format
-        return customCommand.startsWith('npm create -- ')
-          ? `${pkgManager} create -- `
-          : `${pkgManager} create `
-      })
-      // Only Yarn 1.x doesn't support `@version` in the `create` command
-      .replace('@latest', () => (isYarn1 ? '' : '@latest'))
-      .replace(/^npm exec /, () => {
-        // Prefer `pnpm dlx`, `yarn dlx`, or `bun x`
-        if (pkgManager === 'pnpm') {
-          return 'pnpm dlx '
-        }
-        if (pkgManager === 'yarn' && !isYarn1) {
-          return 'yarn dlx '
-        }
-        if (pkgManager === 'bun') {
-          return 'bun x '
-        }
-        if (pkgManager === 'deno') {
-          return 'deno run -A npm:'
-        }
-        // Use `npm exec` in all other cases,
-        // including Yarn 1.x and other custom npm clients.
-        return 'npm exec '
-      })
-  )
+  let command = customCommand
+    .replace(/^npm create (?:-- )?/, () => {
+      // `bun create` uses it's own set of templates,
+      // the closest alternative is using `bun x` directly on the package
+      if (pkgManager === 'bun') {
+        return 'bun x create-'
+      }
+      // Deno uses `run -A npm:create-` instead of `create` or `init` to also provide needed perms
+      if (pkgManager === 'deno') {
+        return 'deno run -A npm:create-'
+      }
+      // pnpm doesn't support the -- syntax
+      if (pkgManager === 'pnpm') {
+        return 'pnpm create '
+      }
+      // For other package managers, preserve the original format
+      return customCommand.startsWith('npm create -- ')
+        ? `${pkgManager} create -- `
+        : `${pkgManager} create `
+    })
+    // Only Yarn 1.x doesn't support `@version` in the `create` command
+    .replace('@latest', () => (isYarn1 ? '' : '@latest'))
+    .replace(/^npm exec /, () => {
+      // Prefer `pnpm dlx`, `yarn dlx`, or `bun x`
+      if (pkgManager === 'pnpm') {
+        return 'pnpm dlx '
+      }
+      if (pkgManager === 'yarn' && !isYarn1) {
+        return 'yarn dlx '
+      }
+      if (pkgManager === 'bun') {
+        return 'bun x '
+      }
+      if (pkgManager === 'deno') {
+        return 'deno run -A npm:'
+      }
+      // Use `npm exec` in all other cases,
+      // including Yarn 1.x and other custom npm clients.
+      return 'npm exec '
+    })
+
+  if (pkgManager === 'pnpm') {
+    // `npm exec <pkg> -- <args>` uses `--` to split npm flags from package args. `pnpm dlx` doesn't need this separator, and keeping it can break CLIs.
+    command = command.replace(/^pnpm dlx (\S+) -- /, 'pnpm dlx $1 ')
+  }
+
+  return command
 }
 
 function getLabel(variant: FrameworkVariant) {