diff --git a/src/presets/nitro-prerender.ts b/src/presets/nitro-prerender.ts
index 04aaa01a92..04b2d433b8 100644
--- a/src/presets/nitro-prerender.ts
+++ b/src/presets/nitro-prerender.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { defineNitroPreset } from "../preset";
 
 export const nitroPrerender = defineNitroPreset({
   extends: "node",
+  serveStatic: true,
   entry: "#internal/nitro/entries/nitro-prerenderer",
   output: {
     serverDir: "{{ buildDir }}/prerender",