diff --git a/.changeset/sixty-news-fly.md b/.changeset/sixty-news-fly.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..769eb62de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/sixty-news-fly.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@solidjs/start": patch
+---
+
+fix dev overlay being pulled in even when not used
diff --git a/packages/start/src/shared/ErrorBoundary.tsx b/packages/start/src/shared/ErrorBoundary.tsx
index 1decec18c..4f28f9ed1 100644
--- a/packages/start/src/shared/ErrorBoundary.tsx
+++ b/packages/start/src/shared/ErrorBoundary.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 // @refresh skip
-import { ErrorBoundary as DefaultErrorBoundary, catchError, type ParentProps } from "solid-js";
+import { ErrorBoundary as DefaultErrorBoundary, catchError, type ParentProps, lazy } from "solid-js";
 import { isServer } from "solid-js/web";
 import { HttpStatusCode } from "./HttpStatusCode";
-import { DevOverlay } from "./dev-overlay";
+const DevOverlay = lazy(() => import("./dev-overlay"));
 
 export const ErrorBoundary =
   import.meta.env.DEV && import.meta.env.START_DEV_OVERLAY
diff --git a/packages/start/src/shared/dev-overlay/index.tsx b/packages/start/src/shared/dev-overlay/index.tsx
index addc7184b..6054db2b9 100644
--- a/packages/start/src/shared/dev-overlay/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/start/src/shared/dev-overlay/index.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const DevOverlayDialog =
       }
     : /* #__PURE__ */ clientOnly(() => import("./DevOverlayDialog"));
 
-export function DevOverlay(props: DevOverlayProps): JSX.Element {
+export default function DevOverlay(props: DevOverlayProps): JSX.Element {
   const [errors, setErrors] = createSignal<unknown[]>([]);
 
   function resetError() {