diff --git a/packages/ionic/src/lib/integrations/capacitor/index.ts b/packages/ionic/src/lib/integrations/capacitor/index.ts
index 1074fedd93..12886ac31d 100644
--- a/packages/ionic/src/lib/integrations/capacitor/index.ts
+++ b/packages/ionic/src/lib/integrations/capacitor/index.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export class Integration extends BaseIntegration<ProjectIntegration> {
     const options: string[] = [];
 
     if (this.e.project.type === 'react') {
-      options.push('--web-dir', 'public');
+      options.push('--web-dir', 'build');
     } else if (this.e.project.type === 'vue') {
       options.push('--web-dir', 'dist');
     }