diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2a11d31..70dca24 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12132,7 +12132,7 @@
     },
     "packages/tailwindcss-intellisense": {
       "name": "vscode-tailwindcss",
-      "version": "0.5.2",
+      "version": "0.5.3",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/debounce": "^1.2.0",
@@ -12147,6 +12147,7 @@
         "dlv": "^1.1.3",
         "dset": "^2.0.1",
         "esm": "^3.2.25",
+        "execa": "^3.4.0",
         "fast-glob": "^3.2.4",
         "glob-exec": "^0.1.1",
         "import-from": "^3.0.0",
@@ -20171,6 +20172,7 @@
         "dlv": "^1.1.3",
         "dset": "^2.0.1",
         "esm": "^3.2.25",
+        "execa": "^3.4.0",
         "fast-glob": "^3.2.4",
         "glob-exec": "^0.1.1",
         "import-from": "^3.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/tailwindcss-intellisense/package-lock.json b/packages/tailwindcss-intellisense/package-lock.json
index 1d238c0..5ed9145 100644
--- a/packages/tailwindcss-intellisense/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/tailwindcss-intellisense/package-lock.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
         "dlv": "^1.1.3",
         "dset": "^2.0.1",
         "esm": "^3.2.25",
+        "execa": "^3.4.0",
         "fast-glob": "^3.2.4",
         "glob-exec": "^0.1.1",
         "import-from": "^3.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/tailwindcss-intellisense/package.json b/packages/tailwindcss-intellisense/package.json
index 0996ab0..a6488ac 100755
--- a/packages/tailwindcss-intellisense/package.json
+++ b/packages/tailwindcss-intellisense/package.json
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@
     "dlv": "^1.1.3",
     "dset": "^2.0.1",
     "esm": "^3.2.25",
+    "execa": "^3.4.0",
     "fast-glob": "^3.2.4",
     "glob-exec": "^0.1.1",
     "import-from": "^3.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/tailwindcss-intellisense/src/class-names/index.js b/packages/tailwindcss-intellisense/src/class-names/index.js
index 922900d..737b5be 100644
--- a/packages/tailwindcss-intellisense/src/class-names/index.js
+++ b/packages/tailwindcss-intellisense/src/class-names/index.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import * as fs from 'fs'
 import { getUtilityConfigMap } from './getUtilityConfigMap'
 import glob from 'fast-glob'
 import normalizePath from 'normalize-path'
+import execa from 'execa'
 
 function arraysEqual(arr1, arr2) {
   return (
@@ -33,7 +34,6 @@ export default async function getClassNames(
   async function run() {
     let postcss
     let tailwindcss
-    let browserslistModule
     let version
     let featureFlags = { future: [], experimental: [] }
 
@@ -62,11 +62,6 @@ export default async function getClassNames(
     version = importFrom(configDir, 'tailwindcss/package.json').version
     console.log(`Found tailwindcss v${version}: ${tailwindBase}`)
 
-    try {
-      // this is not required
-      browserslistModule = importFrom(tailwindBase, 'browserslist')
-    } catch (_) {}
-
     try {
       featureFlags = importFrom(tailwindBase, './lib/featureFlags.js').default
     } catch (_) {}
@@ -130,11 +125,21 @@ export default async function getClassNames(
     }
 
     const resolvedConfig = resolveConfig({ cwd: configDir, config })
-    const browserslist = browserslistModule
-      ? browserslistModule(undefined, {
-          path: configDir,
-        })
-      : []
+
+    let browserslist = []
+    try {
+      const { stdout, stderr } = await execa('browserslist', [], {
+        preferLocal: true,
+        localDir: configDir,
+        cwd: configDir,
+      })
+      if (stderr) {
+        throw Error(stderr)
+      }
+      browserslist = stdout.split('\n')
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Failed to load browserslist:', error)
+    }
 
     return {
       version,