diff --git a/lib/AutomaticPrefetchPlugin.js b/lib/AutomaticPrefetchPlugin.js
index 2d0db16ecdb..5a1ba6efea6 100644
--- a/lib/AutomaticPrefetchPlugin.js
+++ b/lib/AutomaticPrefetchPlugin.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class AutomaticPrefetchPlugin {
 					(m, callback) => {
 						compilation.prefetch(
 							m.context || compiler.context,
-							new PrefetchDependency(m.request),
+							new PrefetchDependency(`!!${m.request}`),
 							callback
 						);
 					},