diff --git a/packages/next/src/executors/build/build.impl.ts b/packages/next/src/executors/build/build.impl.ts
index 7f170fecc0..1bfd84efab 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/executors/build/build.impl.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/executors/build/build.impl.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ export default async function buildExecutor(
 
   createNextConfigFile(options, context);
 
-  copySync(join(root, 'public'), join(options.outputPath, 'public'));
+  copySync(join(root, 'public'), join(options.outputPath, 'public'), {
+    dereference: true,
+  });
 
   return { success: true };
 }