diff --git a/.changeset/unlucky-dodos-greet.md b/.changeset/unlucky-dodos-greet.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..366763ce57e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/unlucky-dodos-greet.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@sveltejs/kit': patch
+---
+
+Fix prerendering/adapter-static failing when `kit.paths.base` was set.
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/core/adapt/prerender.js b/packages/kit/src/core/adapt/prerender.js
index d2f1cd8638b1..0defa1a03465 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/core/adapt/prerender.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/core/adapt/prerender.js
@@ -260,16 +260,16 @@ export async function prerender({ cwd, out, log, config, build_data, fallback, a
 					if (!resolved.startsWith('/') || resolved.startsWith('//')) continue;
 
 					const parsed = new URL(resolved, 'http://localhost');
-					const pathname = decodeURI(parsed.pathname);
+					const pathname = decodeURI(parsed.pathname).replace(config.kit.paths.base, '');
 
-					const file = pathname.replace(config.kit.paths.assets, '').slice(1);
+					const file = pathname.slice(1);
 					if (files.has(file)) continue;
 
 					if (parsed.search) {
 						// TODO warn that query strings have no effect on statically-exported pages
 					}
 
-					await visit(pathname.replace(config.kit.paths.base, ''), path);
+					await visit(pathname, path);
 				}
 			}
 		}