diff --git a/packages/create-docusaurus/package.json b/packages/create-docusaurus/package.json
index afc064496409..f271ce1bf460 100755
--- a/packages/create-docusaurus/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-docusaurus/package.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     "tslib": "^2.6.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/cross-spawn": "^6.0.6",
     "@types/supports-color": "^10.0.0"
   },
   "engines": {
diff --git a/packages/create-docusaurus/src/utils.ts b/packages/create-docusaurus/src/utils.ts
index a98402cf163b..33164479ff80 100644
--- a/packages/create-docusaurus/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/create-docusaurus/src/utils.ts
@@ -5,14 +5,15 @@
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  */
 
-// @ts-expect-error: no types, but same as spawn()
-import CrossSpawn from 'cross-spawn';
-import type {spawn, SpawnOptions} from 'node:child_process';
+import crossSpawn from 'cross-spawn';
+
+// This is the same as node's child_process.SpawnOptions type, but extract from
+// cross-spawn directly to ensure direct compatibility.
+type SpawnOptions = NonNullable<Parameters<typeof crossSpawn>[2]>;
 
 // We use cross-spawn instead of spawn because of Windows compatibility issues.
 // For example, "yarn" doesn't work on Windows, it requires "yarn.cmd"
 // Tools like execa() use cross-spawn under the hood, and "resolve" the command
-const crossSpawn: typeof spawn = CrossSpawn;
 
 /**
  * Run a command, similar to execa(cmd,args) but simpler
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 29b8e8fd2c88..8260f9cc7755 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4617,6 +4617,13 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/node" "*"
 
+"@types/cross-spawn@^6.0.6":
+  version "6.0.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-6.0.6.tgz#0163d0b79a6f85409e0decb8dcca17147f81fd22"
+  integrity sha512-fXRhhUkG4H3TQk5dBhQ7m/JDdSNHKwR2BBia62lhwEIq9xGiQKLxd6LymNhn47SjXhsUEPmxi+PKw2OkW4LLjA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/node" "*"
+
 "@types/d3-array@*":
   version "3.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/d3-array/-/d3-array-3.2.1.tgz#1f6658e3d2006c4fceac53fde464166859f8b8c5"