diff --git a/locales/generateDTS.js b/locales/generateDTS.js
index 7369dfbb47..7af773f3b1 100644
--- a/locales/generateDTS.js
+++ b/locales/generateDTS.js
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 import * as fs from 'node:fs';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+import { dirname } from 'node:path';
 import * as yaml from 'js-yaml';
-import * as ts from 'typescript';
+import ts from 'typescript';
+
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
 
 function createMembers(record) {
 	return Object.entries(record)
diff --git a/packages/frontend/vite.config.ts b/packages/frontend/vite.config.ts
index 531dd0b488..7c59705547 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/vite.config.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/vite.config.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { type UserConfig, defineConfig } from 'vite';
 import ReactivityTransform from '@vue-macros/reactivity-transform/vite';
 
 import locales from '../../locales';
-import generateDTS from '../../locales/generateDTS';
 import meta from '../../package.json';
 import pluginUnwindCssModuleClassName from './lib/rollup-plugin-unwind-css-module-class-name';
 import pluginJson5 from './vite.json5';
@@ -67,10 +66,6 @@ export function getConfig(): UserConfig {
 					}),
 				]
 				: [],
-			{
-				name: 'locale:generateDTS',
-				buildStart: generateDTS,
-			},
 		],
 
 		resolve: {
diff --git a/scripts/build-assets.mjs b/scripts/build-assets.mjs
index 9e411fe868..a8a2cafa5f 100644
--- a/scripts/build-assets.mjs
+++ b/scripts/build-assets.mjs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import postcss from 'postcss';
 import * as terser from 'terser';
 
 import locales from '../locales/index.js';
+import generateDTS from '../locales/generateDTS.js';
 import meta from '../package.json' assert { type: "json" };
 
 async function copyFrontendFonts() {
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ async function copyFrontendTablerIcons() {
 }
 
 async function copyFrontendLocales() {
+  generateDTS();
+
   await fs.mkdir('./built/_frontend_dist_/locales', { recursive: true });
 
   const v = { '_version_': meta.version };