diff --git a/src/node/contentLoader.ts b/src/node/contentLoader.ts
index c213f794..5e4f4565 100644
--- a/src/node/contentLoader.ts
+++ b/src/node/contentLoader.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export function createContentLoader<T = ContentData[]>(
   }
 
   if (typeof pattern === 'string') pattern = [pattern]
-  pattern = pattern.map((p) => normalizePath(path.join(config.root, p)))
+  pattern = pattern.map((p) => normalizePath(path.join(config.srcDir, p)))
 
   let md: MarkdownRenderer