diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/core/templates.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/core/templates.ts
index 52cb7a460d..383fc2c179 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/core/templates.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/core/templates.ts
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ export const publicPathTemplate: NuxtTemplate = {
   filename: 'paths.mjs',
   getContents ({ nuxt }) {
     return [
-      'import { joinURL } from \'ufo\'',
+      'import { joinRelativeURL as joinURL } from \'ufo\'',
       !nuxt.options.dev && 'import { useRuntimeConfig } from \'#internal/nitro\'',
 
       nuxt.options.dev
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 744180f331..54e032f65a 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ importers:
     devDependencies:
       ufo:
         specifier: latest
-        version: 1.5.0
+        version: 1.5.1
       unplugin:
         specifier: latest
         version: 1.10.0
@@ -10616,10 +10616,6 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-DffL94LsNOccVn4hyfRe5rdKa273swqeA5DJpMOeFmEn1wCDc7nAbbB0gXlgBCL7TNzeTv6G7XVWzan7iJtfig==}
     dev: true
 
-  /ufo@1.5.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-c7SxU8XB0LTO7hALl6CcE1Q92ZrLzr1iE0IVIsUa9SlFfkn2B2p6YLO6dLxOj7qCWY98PB3Q3EZbN6bEu8p7jA==}
-    dev: true
-
   /ufo@1.5.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-HGyF79+/qZ4soRvM+nHERR2pJ3VXDZ/8sL1uLahdgEDf580NkgiWOxLk33FetExqOWp352JZRsgXbG/4MaGOSg==}