diff --git a/.changeset/gentle-rules-camp.md b/.changeset/gentle-rules-camp.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b7e024283398
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/gentle-rules-camp.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@sveltejs/kit': patch
+---
+
+Fix url pathname for prerenders
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/core/adapt/prerender.js b/packages/kit/src/core/adapt/prerender.js
index 367ae381ce4f..4ef2d6d9c44b 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/core/adapt/prerender.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/core/adapt/prerender.js
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ export async function prerender({ cwd, out, log, config, build_data, fallback, a
 
 		const rendered = await app.render(
 			{
-				url: `${config.kit.protocol || 'sveltekit'}://${config.kit.host || 'prerender'}${path}`,
+				url: `${config.kit.protocol || 'http'}://${config.kit.host || 'prerender'}${path}`,
 				method: 'GET',
 				headers: {},
 				rawBody: null
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ export async function prerender({ cwd, out, log, config, build_data, fallback, a
 	if (fallback) {
 		const rendered = await app.render(
 			{
-				url: `${config.kit.host || 'sveltekit'}://${config.kit.host || 'prerender'}/[fallback]`,
+				url: `${config.kit.protocol || 'http'}://${config.kit.host || 'prerender'}/[fallback]`,
 				method: 'GET',
 				headers: {},
 				rawBody: null