diff --git a/packages/nuxi/src/utils/prepare.ts b/packages/nuxi/src/utils/prepare.ts
index 7edd8b9222f..a7ce89fa957 100644
--- a/packages/nuxi/src/utils/prepare.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxi/src/utils/prepare.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ export const writeTypes = async (nuxt: Nuxt) => {
       join(relative(nuxt.options.buildDir, nuxt.options.rootDir), '**/*'),
       ...nuxt.options.srcDir !== nuxt.options.rootDir ? [join(relative(nuxt.options.buildDir, nuxt.options.srcDir), '**/*')] : [],
       ...nuxt.options.typescript.includeWorkspace && nuxt.options.workspaceDir !== nuxt.options.rootDir ? [join(relative(nuxt.options.buildDir, nuxt.options.workspaceDir), '**/*')] : []
+    ],
+    exclude: [
+      // nitro generate output: https://github.com/nuxt/framework/blob/main/packages/nuxt/src/core/nitro.ts#L186
+      relative(nuxt.options.buildDir, resolve(nuxt.options.rootDir, 'dist'))
     ]
   })