diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/core/nitro.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/core/nitro.ts
index 85e415ce79..8b95434d25 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/core/nitro.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/core/nitro.ts
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ export async function initNitro (nuxt: Nuxt & { _nitro?: Nitro }) {
 
   // Resolve user-provided paths
   nitroConfig.srcDir = resolve(nuxt.options.rootDir, nuxt.options.srcDir, nitroConfig.srcDir!)
-  nitroConfig.ignore = [...(nitroConfig.ignore || []), ...resolveIgnorePatterns(nitroConfig.srcDir)]
+  nitroConfig.ignore = [...(nitroConfig.ignore || []), ...resolveIgnorePatterns(nitroConfig.srcDir), `!${join(nuxt.options.buildDir, 'dist/client', nuxt.options.app.buildAssetsDir)}/**/*`]
 
   // Add app manifest handler and prerender configuration
   if (nuxt.options.experimental.appManifest) {