diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/WebMvcAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/WebMvcAutoConfiguration.java
index b72f2e5ec0..cd12979687 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/WebMvcAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/WebMvcAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ public class WebMvcAutoConfiguration {
 						// Ignore
 					}
 					// Use forward: prefix so that no view resolution is done
-					registry.addViewController("/").setViewName("forward:/index.html");
+					registry.addViewController("/").setViewName("forward:index.html");
 					return;
 				}
 			}