diff --git a/create-turbo/src/index.ts b/create-turbo/src/index.ts
index 8c770ed55756d..1be2735a74e47 100644
--- a/create-turbo/src/index.ts
+++ b/create-turbo/src/index.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import checkForUpdate from "update-check";
 import chalk from "chalk";
 import cliPkgJson from "../package.json";
 import { shouldUseYarn } from "./shouldUseYarn";
-import { shouldUsePnpm } from "./shouldUsePnpm";
+import { shouldUsePnpm, getNpxCommandOfPnpm } from "./shouldUsePnpm";
 import { tryGitInit } from "./git";
 
 type PackageManager = "yarn" | "pnpm" | "npm";
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ function getNpxCommand(pkgManager: PackageManager): string {
   if (pkgManager === "yarn") {
     return "npx";
   } else if (pkgManager === "pnpm") {
-    return "pnpx";
+    return getNpxCommandOfPnpm();
   } else {
     return "npx";
   }
diff --git a/create-turbo/src/shouldUsePnpm.ts b/create-turbo/src/shouldUsePnpm.ts
index 9350f82ba9f78..ad2ed8b26c7e0 100644
--- a/create-turbo/src/shouldUsePnpm.ts
+++ b/create-turbo/src/shouldUsePnpm.ts
@@ -12,3 +12,8 @@ export function shouldUsePnpm(): boolean {
     return false;
   }
 }
+
+export function getNpxCommandOfPnpm() {
+  const currentVersion = execSync("pnpm --version").toString();
+  return Number(currentVersion.split(".")[0]) >= 6 ? "pnpm dlx" : "pnpx";
+}