diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/Assets.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/Assets.php
index ff35fae0f6..56a07eb9b5 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/Assets.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/Assets.php
@@ -1112,8 +1112,8 @@ protected function buildLocalLink($asset, $absolute = false)
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
         }
 
-        $base_url = $absolute ? '/' : $this->base_url;
-        return $asset ? $base_url . ltrim($asset, '/') : false;
+        $uri = $absolute ? $asset : $this->base_url . ltrim($asset, '/');
+        return $asset ? $uri : false;
     }
 
     /**