diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/index.ts b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/index.ts
index ef4dc6393f..69fa1e80a7 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/index.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export default function docusaurusThemeClassic(
     },
 
     getTypeScriptThemePath() {
-      return path.resolve(__dirname, './theme');
+      return path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'src', 'theme');
     },
 
     getTranslationFiles: async () => getTranslationFiles({themeConfig}),