diff --git a/code/lib/core-server/src/presets/common-preset.ts b/code/lib/core-server/src/presets/common-preset.ts
index 347713e03aaf..39511aef6be4 100644
--- a/code/lib/core-server/src/presets/common-preset.ts
+++ b/code/lib/core-server/src/presets/common-preset.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import type {
   StorybookConfig,
 } from '@storybook/types';
 import { printConfig, readConfig, readCsf } from '@storybook/csf-tools';
-import { join } from 'path';
+import { join, isAbsolute } from 'path';
 import { dedent } from 'ts-dedent';
 import fetch from 'node-fetch';
 import type { Channel } from '@storybook/channels';
@@ -61,15 +61,16 @@ export const favicon = async (
     const lists = await Promise.all(
       statics.map(async (dir) => {
         const results = [];
-        const relativeDir = staticDirsValue
-          ? getDirectoryFromWorkingDir({
-              configDir: options.configDir,
-              workingDir: process.cwd(),
-              directory: dir,
-            })
-          : dir;
-
-        const { staticPath, targetEndpoint } = await parseStaticDir(relativeDir);
+        const normalizedDir =
+          staticDirsValue && !isAbsolute(dir)
+            ? getDirectoryFromWorkingDir({
+                configDir: options.configDir,
+                workingDir: process.cwd(),
+                directory: dir,
+              })
+            : dir;
+
+        const { staticPath, targetEndpoint } = await parseStaticDir(normalizedDir);
 
         if (targetEndpoint === '/') {
           const url = 'favicon.svg';
diff --git a/code/lib/core-server/src/utils/server-statics.ts b/code/lib/core-server/src/utils/server-statics.ts
index 19d569cfcc06..ca0f8c55e354 100644
--- a/code/lib/core-server/src/utils/server-statics.ts
+++ b/code/lib/core-server/src/utils/server-statics.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import chalk from 'chalk';
 import type { Router } from 'express';
 import express from 'express';
 import { pathExists } from 'fs-extra';
-import path, { basename } from 'path';
+import path, { basename, isAbsolute } from 'path';
 import isEqual from 'lodash/isEqual.js';
 
 import { dedent } from 'ts-dedent';
@@ -30,14 +30,15 @@ export async function useStatics(router: Router, options: Options) {
     await Promise.all(
       statics.map(async (dir) => {
         try {
-          const relativeDir = staticDirs
-            ? getDirectoryFromWorkingDir({
-                configDir: options.configDir,
-                workingDir: process.cwd(),
-                directory: dir,
-              })
-            : dir;
-          const { staticDir, staticPath, targetEndpoint } = await parseStaticDir(relativeDir);
+          const normalizedDir =
+            staticDirs && !isAbsolute(dir)
+              ? getDirectoryFromWorkingDir({
+                  configDir: options.configDir,
+                  workingDir: process.cwd(),
+                  directory: dir,
+                })
+              : dir;
+          const { staticDir, staticPath, targetEndpoint } = await parseStaticDir(normalizedDir);
 
           // Don't log for the internal static dir
           if (!targetEndpoint.startsWith('/sb-')) {