diff --git a/.changeset/small-camels-mix.md b/.changeset/small-camels-mix.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..99aaa8b72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/small-camels-mix.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'astro': patch
+---
+
+Fix static build regression where chunks would not be generated
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/build/static-build.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/build/static-build.ts
index 337730747..c44858f74 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/build/static-build.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/build/static-build.ts
@@ -362,7 +362,9 @@ async function cleanServerOutput(opts: StaticBuildOptions) {
 		await Promise.all(
 			Array.from(directories).map(async (filename) => {
 				const url = new URL(filename, out);
-				const dir = await glob(fileURLToPath(url), { absolute: true });
+				const dir = await glob(fileURLToPath(url));
+				// Do not delete chunks/ directory!
+				if (filename === 'chunks') return;
 				if (!dir.length) {
 					await fs.promises.rm(url, { recursive: true, force: true });
 				}