diff --git a/packages/next/src/executors/server/server.impl.ts b/packages/next/src/executors/server/server.impl.ts
index 092c84f488..d6394a711f 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/executors/server/server.impl.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/executors/server/server.impl.ts
@@ -47,10 +47,7 @@ export default async function* serveExecutor(
     parseTargetString(options.buildTarget, context.projectGraph),
     context
   );
-  const root = resolve(
-    context.root,
-    options.dev ? buildOptions.root : buildOptions.outputPath
-  );
+  const root = resolve(context.root, buildOptions.root);
   const config = await prepareConfig(
     options.dev ? PHASE_DEVELOPMENT_SERVER : PHASE_PRODUCTION_SERVER,
     buildOptions,