diff --git a/packages/vinext/src/entries/app-rsc-entry.ts b/packages/vinext/src/entries/app-rsc-entry.ts
index bfcabea919..eaeb18a836 100644
--- a/packages/vinext/src/entries/app-rsc-entry.ts
+++ b/packages/vinext/src/entries/app-rsc-entry.ts
@@ -330,7 +330,13 @@ ${
 } from ${JSON.stringify(appRouteHandlerResponsePath)};`
     : ""
 }
-const __loadAppRouteHandlerDispatch = () => import(${JSON.stringify(appRouteHandlerDispatchPath)});
+let __dispatchAppRouteHandlerFn;
+const __loadAppRouteHandlerDispatch = async () => {
+  if (__dispatchAppRouteHandlerFn) return __dispatchAppRouteHandlerFn;
+  const { dispatchAppRouteHandler } = await import(${JSON.stringify(appRouteHandlerDispatchPath)});
+  __dispatchAppRouteHandlerFn = dispatchAppRouteHandler;
+  return __dispatchAppRouteHandlerFn;
+};
 ${
   hasServerActions
     ? `const __loadAppServerActionExecution = () => import(${JSON.stringify(appServerActionExecutionPath)});`
@@ -947,8 +953,8 @@ export default createAppRscHandler({
     route,
     searchParams,
   }) {
-    const { dispatchAppRouteHandler: __dispatchAppRouteHandler } =
-      await __loadAppRouteHandlerDispatch();
+    const __dispatchAppRouteHandler =
+      __dispatchAppRouteHandlerFn ?? (await __loadAppRouteHandlerDispatch());
     return __dispatchAppRouteHandler({
       basePath: __basePath,
       cleanPathname,
diff --git a/tests/entry-templates.test.ts b/tests/entry-templates.test.ts
index 3832411954..1e464b9b32 100644
--- a/tests/entry-templates.test.ts
+++ b/tests/entry-templates.test.ts
@@ -962,9 +962,13 @@ describe("App Router entry templates", () => {
   it("generateRscEntry defers route-handler and server-action runtimes", () => {
     const code = generateRscEntry("/tmp/test/app", minimalAppRoutes, null, [], null, "", false);
 
-    expect(code).toContain('const __loadAppRouteHandlerDispatch = () => import("');
+    expect(code).toContain("let __dispatchAppRouteHandlerFn;");
+    expect(code).toContain("const __loadAppRouteHandlerDispatch = async () => {");
+    expect(code).toContain('const { dispatchAppRouteHandler } = await import("');
     expect(code).toContain('const __loadAppServerActionExecution = () => import("');
-    expect(code).toContain("await __loadAppRouteHandlerDispatch()");
+    expect(code).toContain(
+      "__dispatchAppRouteHandlerFn ?? (await __loadAppRouteHandlerDispatch())",
+    );
     expect(code).toContain("await __loadAppServerActionExecution()");
     expect(code).not.toMatch(/import \{\s*dispatchAppRouteHandler as __dispatchAppRouteHandler,/);
     expect(code).not.toMatch(