diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9b7d0bdec8..ead725c11e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ Netlify supports server-side redirects configured with a text file
 This is helpful when renaming folders with many subfolders and files because
 there is support for splatting and placeholders (but not regular expressions). See
 [Redirect options](https://docs.netlify.com/routing/redirects/redirect-options/)
-for details. The configuration file is `site/content/_redirects`.
+for details. The configuration file is `site/static/_redirects`.
 
 Otherwise, the following steps are necessary for moving content:
 1. Rename file or folder
diff --git a/site/config/_default/config.yaml b/site/config/_default/config.yaml
index fac0333157..7613469d60 100644
--- a/site/config/_default/config.yaml
+++ b/site/config/_default/config.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ module:
     - source: "content/images"
       target: "assets/images"
 
+    - source: "static"
+      target: "static"
+
 markup:
   highlight:
     noClasses: false
diff --git a/site/content/_redirects b/site/static/_redirects
similarity index 100%
rename from site/content/_redirects
rename to site/static/_redirects