diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/core/nitro.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/core/nitro.ts
index 2011c11b82..0a0cdf30e2 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/core/nitro.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/core/nitro.ts
@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ export async function initNitro (nuxt: Nuxt & { _nitro?: Nitro }) {
     },
     rollupConfig: {
       output: {},
-      plugins: []
+      plugins: [],
+      makeAbsoluteExternalsRelative: 'ifRelativeSource'
     }
   } satisfies NitroConfig)