diff --git a/packages/generator/src/generator.js b/packages/generator/src/generator.js
index 9ce2cfae3d..aaae213670 100644
--- a/packages/generator/src/generator.js
+++ b/packages/generator/src/generator.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import fsExtra from 'fs-extra'
 import defu from 'defu'
 import htmlMinifier from 'html-minifier'
 import { parse } from 'node-html-parser'
-import { withTrailingSlash, withoutTrailingSlash } from 'ufo'
+import { withTrailingSlash, withoutTrailingSlash, decode } from 'ufo'
 
 import { isFullStatic, flatRoutes, isString, isUrl, promisifyRoute, urlJoin, waitFor, requireModule } from '@nuxt/utils'
 
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ or disable the build step: \`generate({ build: false })\``)
       // Save Static Assets
       if (this.staticAssetsDir && renderContext.staticAssets) {
         for (const asset of renderContext.staticAssets) {
-          const assetPath = path.join(this.staticAssetsDir, decodeURI(asset.path))
+          const assetPath = path.join(this.staticAssetsDir, decode(asset.path))
           await fsExtra.ensureDir(path.dirname(assetPath))
           await fsExtra.writeFile(assetPath, asset.src, 'utf-8')
         }