diff --git a/lib/nuxt.js b/lib/nuxt.js
index 5b841cdc92..a2c812ea17 100644
--- a/lib/nuxt.js
+++ b/lib/nuxt.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class Nuxt {
     // Env variables
     this.dev = this.options.dev
     this.dir = (typeof options.rootDir === 'string' && options.rootDir ? options.rootDir : process.cwd())
-    this.srcDir = (typeof options.srcDir === 'string' && options.srcDir ? options.srcDir : this.dir)
+    this.srcDir = (typeof options.srcDir === 'string' && options.srcDir ? resolve(this.dir, options.srcDir) : this.dir)
     // If store defined, update store options to true
     if (fs.existsSync(join(this.srcDir, 'store', 'index.js'))) {
       this.options.store = true