diff --git a/.changeset/smooth-shrimps-fly.md b/.changeset/smooth-shrimps-fly.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3045d1d7df39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/smooth-shrimps-fly.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'create-svelte': patch
+---
+
+Fix build so that the package can be automatically published
diff --git a/packages/create-svelte/cli/global.d.ts b/packages/create-svelte/cli/global.d.ts
index 271d59added9..68697498c761 100644
--- a/packages/create-svelte/cli/global.d.ts
+++ b/packages/create-svelte/cli/global.d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
 declare module 'prompts/lib/index';
 
 declare module '*.json';
-
-// TODO make this depend on the real types from the kit package
-declare module '@sveltejs/kit/filesystem';
diff --git a/packages/create-svelte/cli/index.js b/packages/create-svelte/cli/index.js
index 34596ca5a53a..2467bdc62ead 100644
--- a/packages/create-svelte/cli/index.js
+++ b/packages/create-svelte/cli/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 //eslint-disable-next-line import/no-unresolved
 import fs from 'fs';
 import path from 'path';
-import { mkdirp } from '@sveltejs/kit/filesystem'; // eslint-disable-line
 import { bold, cyan, gray, green, red } from 'kleur/colors';
 import prompts from 'prompts/lib/index';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
@@ -219,4 +218,14 @@ function sort_keys(obj) {
 	return sorted;
 }
 
+/** @param {string} dir */
+function mkdirp(dir) {
+	try {
+		fs.mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
+	} catch (e) {
+		if (e.code === 'EEXIST') return;
+		throw e;
+	}
+}
+
 main();