diff --git a/.changeset/thick-weeks-compete.md b/.changeset/thick-weeks-compete.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f78a6c2f73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/thick-weeks-compete.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-t3-app": patch
+---
+
+Only install @trpc/next when router style is page router
diff --git a/cli/src/installers/trpc.ts b/cli/src/installers/trpc.ts
index ddad8b7cbe..9c0e0d7594 100644
--- a/cli/src/installers/trpc.ts
+++ b/cli/src/installers/trpc.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ export const trpcInstaller: Installer = ({
       "superjson",
       "@trpc/server",
       "@trpc/client",
-      "@trpc/next",
       "@trpc/react-query",
     ],
     devMode: false,
@@ -113,6 +112,12 @@ export const trpcInstaller: Installer = ({
       ]
     );
   } else {
+    addPackageDependency({
+      dependencies: ["@trpc/next"],
+      devMode: false,
+      projectDir,
+    });
+
     const utilsSrc = path.join(extrasDir, "src/utils/api.ts");
     const utilsDest = path.join(projectDir, "src/utils/api.ts");
     copySrcDest.push([utilsSrc, utilsDest]);