diff --git a/packages/nitro/src/presets/netlify.ts b/packages/nitro/src/presets/netlify.ts
index 21f55b8b37..201e9f58f0 100644
--- a/packages/nitro/src/presets/netlify.ts
+++ b/packages/nitro/src/presets/netlify.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export const netlify: NitroPreset = extendPreset(lambda, {
   },
   hooks: {
     async 'nitro:compiled' (ctx: NitroContext) {
-      const redirectsPath = join(ctx._nuxt.rootDir, '_redirects')
+      const redirectsPath = join(ctx.output.publicDir, '_redirects')
       let contents = '/* /.netlify/functions/server 200'
       if (existsSync(redirectsPath)) {
         const currentRedirects = await readFile(redirectsPath, 'utf-8')