diff --git a/packages/nuxt3/src/pages/utils.ts b/packages/nuxt3/src/pages/utils.ts
index 8d01d12024..42adf09586 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt3/src/pages/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt3/src/pages/utils.ts
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ export function normalizeRoutes (routes: NuxtPage[], metaImports: Set<string> =
         ...Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(route).map(([key, value]) => [key, JSON.stringify(value)])),
         children: route.children ? normalizeRoutes(route.children, metaImports).routes : [],
         meta: route.meta ? `{...(${metaImportName} || {}), ...${JSON.stringify(route.meta)}}` : metaImportName,
-        alias: `${metaImportName}.alias || []`,
+        alias: `${metaImportName}?.alias || []`,
         component: genDynamicImport(file)
       }
     }))