diff --git a/packages/create-next-app/templates/index.ts b/packages/create-next-app/templates/index.ts
index aa73190092e5e..eb6986d0d5484 100644
--- a/packages/create-next-app/templates/index.ts
+++ b/packages/create-next-app/templates/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { install } from '../helpers/install'
+import { makeDir } from '../helpers/make-dir'
 
 import cpy from 'cpy'
 import globOrig from 'glob'
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ export const installTemplate = async ({
   }
 
   if (srcDir) {
-    await fs.promises.mkdir(path.join(root, 'src'), { recursive: true })
+    await makeDir(path.join(root, 'src'))
     await Promise.all(
       SRC_DIR_NAMES.map(async (file) => {
         await fs.promises