diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/core/nitro.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/core/nitro.ts
index 7761e9fd7d..63289d1630 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/core/nitro.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/core/nitro.ts
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ export async function initNitro (nuxt: Nuxt & { _nitro?: Nitro }) {
         .map(dir => ({ dir })),
     ],
     prerender: {
+      ignoreUnprefixedPublicAssets: true,
       failOnError: true,
       concurrency: cpus().length * 4 || 4,
       routes: ([] as string[]).concat(nuxt.options.generate.routes),