diff --git a/src/config/Config.zig b/src/config/Config.zig
index 1ef9de947..a3a8388a5 100644
--- a/src/config/Config.zig
+++ b/src/config/Config.zig
@@ -3351,7 +3351,7 @@ pub fn loadOptionalFile(
 fn writeConfigTemplate(path: []const u8) !void {
     log.info("creating template config file: path={s}", .{path});
     if (std.fs.path.dirname(path)) |dir_path| {
-        try std.fs.makeDirAbsolute(dir_path);
+        try std.fs.cwd().makePath(dir_path);
     }
     const file = try std.fs.createFileAbsolute(path, .{});
     defer file.close();