diff --git a/src/build.ts b/src/build.ts
index 7aca62902a..6f4a21e041 100644
--- a/src/build.ts
+++ b/src/build.ts
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ export async function writeTypes(nitro: Nitro) {
     // TODO: fully resolve utils exported from `#imports`
     autoImportExports = await nitro.unimport
       .toExports(typesDir)
-      .then((r) => r.replace(/#internal\/nitro/g, runtimeDir));
+      .then((r) =>
+        r.replace(/#internal\/nitro/g, relative(typesDir, runtimeDir))
+      );
 
     const resolvedImportPathMap = new Map<string, string>();
     const imports = await nitro.unimport