diff --git a/packages/create-next-app/helpers/is-folder-empty.ts b/packages/create-next-app/helpers/is-folder-empty.ts
index 838ddeb02797..ab4a565e0b03 100644
--- a/packages/create-next-app/helpers/is-folder-empty.ts
+++ b/packages/create-next-app/helpers/is-folder-empty.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ export function isFolderEmpty(root: string, name: string): boolean {
     'npm-debug.log',
     'yarn-debug.log',
     'yarn-error.log',
+    'yarnrc.yml',
+    '.yarn',
   ]
 
   const conflicts = fs