diff --git a/packages/plugin-rsc/src/plugin.ts b/packages/plugin-rsc/src/plugin.ts
index d129c1c4..ccaea4e8 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-rsc/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-rsc/src/plugin.ts
@@ -1007,10 +1007,9 @@ import.meta.hot.on("rsc:update", () => {
     ...vitePluginRscMinimal(rscPluginOptions, manager),
     ...vitePluginFindSourceMapURL(),
     ...vitePluginRscCss(rscPluginOptions, manager),
-    // TODO: delay validateImports option check after config
-    ...(rscPluginOptions.validateImports !== false
-      ? [validateImportPlugin()]
-      : []),
+    validateImportPlugin({
+      apply: () => rscPluginOptions.validateImports !== false,
+    }),
     scanBuildStripPlugin({ manager }),
     ...cjsModuleRunnerPlugin(),
     ...globalAsyncLocalStoragePlugin(),
diff --git a/packages/plugin-rsc/src/plugins/validate-import.ts b/packages/plugin-rsc/src/plugins/validate-import.ts
index 3b40126e..aba27c8f 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-rsc/src/plugins/validate-import.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-rsc/src/plugins/validate-import.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ import type { Plugin } from 'vite'
 // https://github.com/vercel/next.js/blob/90f564d376153fe0b5808eab7b83665ee5e08aaf/packages/next/src/build/webpack-config.ts#L1249-L1280
 // https://github.com/pcattori/vite-env-only/blob/68a0cc8546b9a37c181c0b0a025eb9b62dbedd09/src/deny-imports.ts
 // https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/blob/84298477a014ec471839adf7a4448d91bc7949e4/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/index.js#L513
-export function validateImportPlugin(): Plugin {
+export function validateImportPlugin(
+  applyOptions: Pick<Plugin, 'apply'>,
+): Plugin {
   return {
     name: 'rsc:validate-imports',
+    ...applyOptions,
     resolveId: {
       order: 'pre',
       async handler(source, importer, options) {