diff --git a/src/layers.ts b/src/layers.ts
index 25bd6bc56..4f0ecbf16 100644
--- a/src/layers.ts
+++ b/src/layers.ts
@@ -149,6 +149,6 @@ export const getLayerLangPaths = (nuxt: Nuxt) => {
     nuxt.options._layers
       .filter(layer => layer.config.i18n?.langDir != null)
       // @ts-ignore
-      .map(layer => pathe.resolve(layer.config.rootDir, layer.config.i18n.langDir)) as string[]
+      .map(layer => pathe.resolve(layer.config.srcDir, layer.config.i18n.langDir)) as string[]
   )
 }