diff --git a/sites/svelte.dev/scripts/generate_examples.js b/sites/svelte.dev/scripts/generate_examples.js
index c9ff30e9a9..0af47053bc 100644
--- a/sites/svelte.dev/scripts/generate_examples.js
+++ b/sites/svelte.dev/scripts/generate_examples.js
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ const examples_data = get_examples_data(
 	new URL('../../../site/content/examples', import.meta.url).pathname
 );
 
-fs.mkdirSync(new URL('../src/lib/generated/', import.meta.url), { recursive: true });
+try {
+	fs.mkdirSync(new URL('../src/lib/generated/', import.meta.url), { recursive: true });
+} catch {}
 
 fs.writeFileSync(
 	new URL('../src/lib/generated/examples-data.js', import.meta.url),
diff --git a/sites/svelte.dev/scripts/type-gen/index.js b/sites/svelte.dev/scripts/type-gen/index.js
index ba780b0b59..2ec3a3910f 100644
--- a/sites/svelte.dev/scripts/type-gen/index.js
+++ b/sites/svelte.dev/scripts/type-gen/index.js
@@ -360,6 +360,10 @@ const bundled_types = await get_bundled_types();
 
 modules.sort((a, b) => (a.name < b.name ? -1 : 1));
 
+try {
+	fs.mkdirSync(new URL('../../src/lib/generated', import.meta.url), { recursive: true });
+} catch {}
+
 fs.writeFileSync(
 	new URL('../../src/lib/generated/type-info.js', import.meta.url),
 	`