diff --git a/lib/webpack/base.config.js b/lib/webpack/base.config.js
index 5d560d306d..c27efb6e49 100644
--- a/lib/webpack/base.config.js
+++ b/lib/webpack/base.config.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export default function ({ isClient, isServer }) {
         '~': join(this.srcDir),
         'static': join(this.srcDir, 'static'), // use in template with <img src="~static/nuxt.png" />
         '~static': join(this.srcDir, 'static'),
-        'assets': join(this.srcDir, 'assets'), // use in template with <img src="~static/nuxt.png" />
+        'assets': join(this.srcDir, 'assets'), // use in template with <img src="~assets/nuxt.png" />
         '~assets': join(this.srcDir, 'assets'),
         '~plugins': join(this.srcDir, 'plugins'),
         '~store': join(this.dir, '.nuxt/store'),