diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
index e0141b851b4..5f2ffeb6613 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ var homepagePath = require(paths.appPackageJson).homepage;
 var homepagePathname = homepagePath ? url.parse(homepagePath).pathname : '/';
 // Webpack uses `publicPath` to determine where the app is being served from.
 // It requires a trailing slash, or the file assets will get an incorrect path.
-var publicPath = ensureSlash(homepagePathname, true);
+var publicPath = ensureSlash(homepagePathname, false);
 // `publicUrl` is just like `publicPath`, but we will provide it to our app
 // as %PUBLIC_URL% in `index.html` and `process.env.PUBLIC_URL` in JavaScript.
 // Omit trailing slash as %PUBLIC_PATH%/xyz looks better than %PUBLIC_PATH%xyz.