diff --git a/packages/create-next-app/create-app.ts b/packages/create-next-app/create-app.ts
index eb7c0cf14175..be342000dd72 100644
--- a/packages/create-next-app/create-app.ts
+++ b/packages/create-next-app/create-app.ts
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ export async function createApp({
   console.log(`Creating a new Next.js app in ${chalk.green(root)}.`)
   console.log()
 
-  await makeDir(root)
   process.chdir(root)
 
   if (example) {