diff --git a/packages/builder/src/builder.js b/packages/builder/src/builder.js
index ec6956abdedd..09aa77a99cde 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/builder.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/builder.js
@@ -539,9 +539,10 @@ export default class Builder {
         } catch (err) {
           throw new Error(`Could not compile template ${src}: ${err.message}`)
         }
-        const _path = r(this.options.buildDir, dst)
+
         // Ensure parent dir exits and write file
-        await fsExtra.outputFile(_path, content, 'utf8')
+        const relativePath = r(this.options.buildDir, dst)
+        await fsExtra.outputFile(relativePath, content, 'utf8')
       })
     )
   }
@@ -662,12 +663,12 @@ export default class Builder {
     this.createFileWatcher(
       nuxtRestartWatch,
       ['all'],
-      (event, _path) => {
+      (event, fileName) => {
         if (['add', 'change', 'unlink'].includes(event) === false) {
           return
         }
-        this.nuxt.callHook('watch:fileChanged', this, _path) // Legacy
-        this.nuxt.callHook('watch:restart', { event, path: _path })
+        this.nuxt.callHook('watch:fileChanged', this, fileName) // Legacy
+        this.nuxt.callHook('watch:restart', { event, path: fileName })
       },
       this.assignWatcher('restart')
     )
diff --git a/packages/generator/src/generator.js b/packages/generator/src/generator.js
index d90c84dba7c8..1b0b0c4662e1 100644
--- a/packages/generator/src/generator.js
+++ b/packages/generator/src/generator.js
@@ -242,17 +242,17 @@ export default class Generator {
       }
     }
 
-    let _path
+    let fileName
 
     if (this.options.generate.subFolders) {
-      _path = path.join(route, path.sep, 'index.html') // /about -> /about/index.html
-      _path = _path === '/404/index.html' ? '/404.html' : _path // /404 -> /404.html
+      fileName = path.join(route, path.sep, 'index.html') // /about -> /about/index.html
+      fileName = fileName === '/404/index.html' ? '/404.html' : fileName // /404 -> /404.html
     } else {
-      _path = route.length > 1 ? path.join(path.sep, route + '.html') : path.join(path.sep, 'index.html')
+      fileName = route.length > 1 ? path.join(path.sep, route + '.html') : path.join(path.sep, 'index.html')
     }
 
     // Call hook to let user update the path & html
-    const page = { route, path: _path, html }
+    const page = { route, path: fileName, html }
     await this.nuxt.callHook('generate:page', page)
 
     page.path = path.join(this.distPath, page.path)
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/resolve.js b/packages/utils/src/resolve.js
index a1fe820870f8..ee53fb2b93df 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/resolve.js
+++ b/packages/utils/src/resolve.js
@@ -49,15 +49,15 @@ export const relativeTo = function relativeTo(...args) {
   }
 
   // Resolve path
-  const _path = r(...args)
+  const resolvedPath = r(...args)
 
   // Check if path is an alias
-  if (startsWithSrcAlias(_path)) {
-    return _path
+  if (startsWithSrcAlias(resolvedPath)) {
+    return resolvedPath
   }
 
   // Make correct relative path
-  let rp = path.relative(dir, _path)
+  let rp = path.relative(dir, resolvedPath)
   if (rp[0] !== '.') {
     rp = '.' + path.sep + rp
   }
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/route.js b/packages/utils/src/route.js
index 5bda20e77953..cb71497e1c09 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/route.js
+++ b/packages/utils/src/route.js
@@ -4,22 +4,22 @@ import consola from 'consola'
 
 import { r } from './resolve'
 
-export const flatRoutes = function flatRoutes(router, _path = '', routes = []) {
+export const flatRoutes = function flatRoutes(router, fileName = '', routes = []) {
   router.forEach((r) => {
     if ([':', '*'].some(c => r.path.includes(c))) {
       return
     }
     if (r.children) {
-      if (_path === '' && r.path === '/') {
+      if (fileName === '' && r.path === '/') {
         routes.push('/')
       }
-      return flatRoutes(r.children, _path + r.path + '/', routes)
+      return flatRoutes(r.children, fileName + r.path + '/', routes)
     }
-    _path = _path.replace(/^\/+$/, '/')
+    fileName = fileName.replace(/^\/+$/, '/')
     routes.push(
-      (r.path === '' && _path[_path.length - 1] === '/'
-        ? _path.slice(0, -1)
-        : _path) + r.path
+      (r.path === '' && fileName[fileName.length - 1] === '/'
+        ? fileName.slice(0, -1)
+        : fileName) + r.path
     )
   })
   return routes