diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/build.js b/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/build.js
index 483eca5405..f89ec16b6d 100644
--- a/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/build.js
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/build.js
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ module.exports = async function build (sourceDir, cliOptions = {}) {
   }
 
   const { outDir } = options
-  if (path.resolve() === outDir) {
+  if (process.cwd() === outDir) {
     return console.error(logger.error(chalk.red('Unexpected option: outDir cannot be set to the current working directory.\n'), false))
   }
   await fs.remove(outDir)
-  logger.debug('Dist directory: ' + chalk.gray(path.resolve(outDir)))
+  logger.debug('Dist directory: ' + chalk.gray(path.resolve(process.cwd(), outDir)))
 
   let clientConfig = createClientConfig(options, cliOptions).toConfig()
   let serverConfig = createServerConfig(options, cliOptions).toConfig()
diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/prepare/AppContext.js b/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/prepare/AppContext.js
index f22a2c894a..e36ae8e0a7 100644
--- a/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/prepare/AppContext.js
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/prepare/AppContext.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ module.exports = class AppContext {
     this.base = this.siteConfig.base || '/'
     this.themeConfig = this.siteConfig.themeConfig || {}
     this.outDir = this.siteConfig.dest
-      ? path.resolve(this.siteConfig.dest)
+      ? path.resolve(process.cwd(), this.siteConfig.dest)
       : path.resolve(sourceDir, '.vuepress/dist')
 
     this.pluginAPI = new PluginAPI(this)