diff --git a/src/core/render/compiler.js b/src/core/render/compiler.js
index 35381edaa..f632dd17a 100644
--- a/src/core/render/compiler.js
+++ b/src/core/render/compiler.js
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ export class Compiler {
         !_self.matchNotCompileLink(href) &&
         !config.ignore
       ) {
-        if (href === _self.config.homepage) href = '/'
+        if (href === _self.config.homepage) href = 'README'
         href = router.toURL(href, null, router.getCurrentPath())
       } else {
         attrs += ` target="${linkTarget}"`
diff --git a/src/core/router/history/base.js b/src/core/router/history/base.js
index 0a0ccd357..e3e11227e 100644
--- a/src/core/router/history/base.js
+++ b/src/core/router/history/base.js
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ export class History {
     return this.config.basePath
   }
 
-  getFile (path, isRelative) {
-    path = path || this.getCurrentPath()
-
+  getFile (path = this.getCurrentPath(), isRelative) {
     const { config } = this
     const base = this.getBasePath()
     const ext = typeof config.ext !== 'string' ? '.md' : config.ext