diff --git a/packages/generator/src/generator.js b/packages/generator/src/generator.js
index de974e653a..53448b8ede 100644
--- a/packages/generator/src/generator.js
+++ b/packages/generator/src/generator.js
@@ -243,7 +243,8 @@ export default class Generator {
       fileName = path.join(route, path.sep, 'index.html') // /about -> /about/index.html
       fileName = fileName === '/404/index.html' ? '/404.html' : fileName // /404 -> /404.html
     } else {
-      fileName = route.length > 1 ? path.join(path.sep, route + '.html') : path.join(path.sep, 'index.html')
+      const normalizedRoute = route.replace(/\/$/, '')
+      fileName = route.length > 1 ? path.join(path.sep, normalizedRoute + '.html') : path.join(path.sep, 'index.html')
     }
 
     // Call hook to let user update the path & html
diff --git a/packages/generator/test/generator.route.test.js b/packages/generator/test/generator.route.test.js
index aaa877892b..a44074ac3b 100644
--- a/packages/generator/test/generator.route.test.js
+++ b/packages/generator/test/generator.route.test.js
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ describe('generator: generate route', () => {
     const generator = new Generator(nuxt)
     path.join.mockClear()
 
-    const route = '/foo'
+    const route = '/foo/'
     const payload = {}
     const errors = []
 
     const returned = await generator.generateRoute({ route, payload, errors })
 
     expect(nuxt.server.renderRoute).toBeCalledTimes(1)
-    expect(nuxt.server.renderRoute).toBeCalledWith('/foo', { _generate: true, payload })
+    expect(nuxt.server.renderRoute).toBeCalledWith('/foo/', { _generate: true, payload })
     expect(path.join).toBeCalledTimes(2)
     expect(path.join).nthCalledWith(1, '[sep]', '/foo.html')
     expect(path.join).nthCalledWith(2, generator.distPath, 'join([sep], /foo.html)')