diff --git a/.changeset/polite-colts-turn.md b/.changeset/polite-colts-turn.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e46da7f82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/polite-colts-turn.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@astrojs/starlight': patch
+---
+
+Internal: fix import issue in translation string loading mechanism
diff --git a/packages/starlight/utils/createTranslationSystem.ts b/packages/starlight/utils/createTranslationSystem.ts
index 97a79e3a52..188b176c4f 100644
--- a/packages/starlight/utils/createTranslationSystem.ts
+++ b/packages/starlight/utils/createTranslationSystem.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { i18nSchemaOutput } from '../schemas/i18n';
-import builtinTranslations from '../translations';
+import builtinTranslations from '../translations/index';
 import type { StarlightConfig } from './user-config';
 
 export function createTranslationSystem(