diff --git a/lib/common/utils.js b/lib/common/utils.js
index dbc513d740..14fb1665b7 100644
--- a/lib/common/utils.js
+++ b/lib/common/utils.js
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ export function r () {
 
   if (lastArg.includes('~')) {
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-    console.warn('[nuxt] Aliases using `~` are deprecated, please use `@` instead.', lastArg, '->', lastArg.replace('~', '@'))
+    console.warn('[nuxt] Aliases using `~` are deprecated, please use `@/` instead.',
+      lastArg, '->', lastArg.replace('~/', '@/').replace('~', '@/'))
     return wp(lastArg)
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/core/nuxt.js b/lib/core/nuxt.js
index bc7d8c524c..3b138a5cdd 100644
--- a/lib/core/nuxt.js
+++ b/lib/core/nuxt.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export default class Nuxt extends Tapable {
     })
   }
 
-  errorHandler /* istanbul ignore next */ () {
+  errorHandler /* istanbul ignore next */() {
     // Silent
     if (this.options.errorHandler === false) {
       return
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ export default class Nuxt extends Tapable {
     if (path.indexOf('@') === 0 || path.indexOf('~') === 0) {
       if (path.indexOf('~') === 0) {
         // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-        console.warn('[nuxt] Aliases using `~` are deprecated, please use `@` instead.', path, '->', path.replace('~', '@'))
+        console.warn('[nuxt] Aliases using `~` are deprecated, please use `@/` instead.',
+          path, '->', path.replace('~/', '@/').replace('~', '@/'))
       }
       return join(this.options.srcDir, path.substr(1))
     }