diff --git a/packages/react-router/src/ReactRouter/utils/pathMatching.ts b/packages/react-router/src/ReactRouter/utils/pathMatching.ts
index 623564a407..7f764ad18d 100644
--- a/packages/react-router/src/ReactRouter/utils/pathMatching.ts
+++ b/packages/react-router/src/ReactRouter/utils/pathMatching.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export const matchPath = ({ pathname, componentProps }: MatchPathOptions): PathM
       return {
         ...match,
         pathname: pathname,
-        pathnameBase: match.pathnameBase === '/' ? '' : match.pathnameBase.slice(1),
+        pathnameBase: match.pathnameBase === '/' ? '/' : match.pathnameBase.slice(1),
         pattern: {
           ...match.pattern,
           path: path,