diff --git a/packages/astro/src/content/types-generator.ts b/packages/astro/src/content/types-generator.ts
index 973a892fa17f..faf02d95d915 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/content/types-generator.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/content/types-generator.ts
@@ -590,11 +590,9 @@ async function writeContentFiles({
 
 	// If it's the first time, we inject types the usual way. sync() will handle creating files and references. If it's not the first time, we just override the dts content
 	if (settings.injectedTypes.some((t) => t.filename === CONTENT_TYPES_FILE)) {
-		fs.promises.writeFile(
-			new URL(CONTENT_TYPES_FILE, settings.dotAstroDir),
-			typeTemplateContent,
-			'utf-8',
-		);
+		const filePath = fileURLToPath(new URL(CONTENT_TYPES_FILE, settings.dotAstroDir));
+		await fs.promises.mkdir(path.dirname(filePath), { recursive: true });
+		await fs.promises.writeFile(filePath, typeTemplateContent, 'utf-8');
 	} else {
 		settings.injectedTypes.push({
 			filename: CONTENT_TYPES_FILE,