--env-file-if-exists throws error when the .env file doesn't exist and when combined with --watch (now in lts) #57040

mkdir repro && cd repro && npm init -y && echo "console.log('repro');" > main.js
node --env-file-if-exists=.env --watch main.js

.env not found. Continuing without it.
node:internal/fs/watchers:247
    const error = new UVException({
                  ^

Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, watch '/home/mkvlrn/sandbox/repro/.env'
    at FSWatcher.<computed> (node:internal/fs/watchers:247:19)
    at watch (node:fs:2550:36)
    at FilesWatcher.watchPath (node:internal/watch_mode/files_watcher:109:21)
    at FilesWatcher.filterFile (node:internal/watch_mode/files_watcher:128:12)
    at start (node:internal/main/watch_mode:78:13)
    at init (node:internal/main/watch_mode:148:15)
    at node:internal/main/watch_mode:160:1 {
  errno: -2,
  syscall: 'watch',
  code: 'ENOENT',
  path: '/home/mkvlrn/sandbox/repro/.env',
  filename: '/home/mkvlrn/sandbox/repro/.env'
}

Node.js v22.14.0
.env not found. Continuing without it.
repro
node:events:496
      throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event
      ^

Error: write EPIPE
    at target._send (node:internal/child_process:877:20)
    at target.send (node:internal/child_process:751:19)
    at reportModuleToWatchMode (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:279:13)
    at Function._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1097:5)
    at TracingChannel.traceSync (node:diagnostics_channel:322:14)
    at wrapModuleLoad (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:220:24)
    at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:170:5)
    at node:internal/main/run_main_module:36:49
Emitted 'error' event on process instance at:
    at node:internal/child_process:881:39
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:85:11) {
  errno: -32,
  code: 'EPIPE',
  syscall: 'write'
}

Node.js v22.14.0