diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 7b60cf8e..04be733b 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -376,9 +376,12 @@ export async function build(_options: Options) {
                   : [options.ignoreWatch]
                 : []
 
+              // Convert outDir to absolute path for reliable path comparison
+              const absoluteOutDir = path.resolve(process.cwd(), options.outDir)
+
               const ignored = [
                 '**/{.git,node_modules}/**',
-                options.outDir,
+                absoluteOutDir,
                 ...customIgnores,
               ]
 
@@ -399,15 +402,22 @@ export async function build(_options: Options) {
               )
               logger.info(
                 'CLI',
-                `Ignoring changes in ${ignored
-                  .map((v) => `"${v}"`)
-                  .join(' | ')}`,
+                `Ignoring paths: ${ignored.map((v) => `"${v}"`).join(' | ')}`,
               )
 
               const watcher = watch(await glob(watchPaths), {
                 ignoreInitial: true,
                 ignorePermissionErrors: true,
-                ignored: (p) => globSync(p, { ignore: ignored }).length === 0,
+                ignored: (p: string) => {
+                  const absolutePath = path.resolve(process.cwd(), p)
+                  // Check if path should be ignored using absolute path comparison
+                  return ignored.some(ignore => {
+                    const absoluteIgnore = path.isAbsolute(ignore) 
+                      ? ignore 
+                      : path.resolve(process.cwd(), ignore)
+                    return absolutePath.startsWith(absoluteIgnore)
+                  })
+                },
               })
               watcher.on('all', async (type, file) => {
                 file = slash(file)