diff --git a/packages/schema/src/config/nitro.ts b/packages/schema/src/config/nitro.ts
index 0f310d88aa1..e6067d61cb0 100644
--- a/packages/schema/src/config/nitro.ts
+++ b/packages/schema/src/config/nitro.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export default defineUntypedSchema({
   nitro: {
     routes: {
       $resolve: async (val, get) => ({
-        ...await get('routes') || {},
+        ...await get('routeRules') || {},
         ...val || {}
       })
     }
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export default defineUntypedSchema({
    * @type {typeof import('nitropack')['NitroConfig']['routes']}
    * @version 3
    */
-  routes: {},
+  routeRules: {},
 
   /**
    * Nitro server handlers.