diff --git a/src/cli/compile.ts b/src/cli/compile.ts
index b22d489ea4..0b145be1e0 100644
--- a/src/cli/compile.ts
+++ b/src/cli/compile.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ function mkdirp(dir) {
 	if (!fs.existsSync(dir)) fs.mkdirSync(dir);
 }
 
-export async function compile(input, opts) {
+export function compile(input, opts) {
 	if (opts._.length > 0) {
 		error(`Can only compile a single file or directory`);
 	}
diff --git a/src/cli/index.ts b/src/cli/index.ts
index 52137a6657..411d7f2f1d 100644
--- a/src/cli/index.ts
+++ b/src/cli/index.ts
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ prog
 	.example('compile src -o dest')
 	.example('compile -f umd MyComponent.html > MyComponent.js')
 
-	.action(async (input, opts) => {
-		const { compile } = await import('./compile.js');
-		compile(input, opts);
+	.action((input, opts) => {
+		import('./compile.js').then(({ compile }) => {
+			compile(input, opts);
+		});
 	})
 
 	.parse(process.argv);
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