diff --git a/libraries/libstratosphere/source/htcfs/htcfs_header_factory.hpp b/libraries/libstratosphere/source/htcfs/htcfs_header_factory.hpp
index c2fceba23..b998c47eb 100644
--- a/libraries/libstratosphere/source/htcfs/htcfs_header_factory.hpp
+++ b/libraries/libstratosphere/source/htcfs/htcfs_header_factory.hpp
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ namespace ams::htcfs {
             }
 
             void MakeCreateFileHeader(Header *out, int path_len, s64 size, bool case_sensitive) {
-                return this->MakeRequestHeader(out, PacketType::CreateDirectory, path_len, size, case_sensitive ? 1 : 0);
+                return this->MakeRequestHeader(out, PacketType::CreateFile, path_len, size, case_sensitive ? 1 : 0);
             }
 
             void MakeGetFileTimeStampHeader(Header *out, int path_len, bool case_sensitive) {