diff --git a/types/graphql/type/schema.d.ts b/types/graphql/type/schema.d.ts
index 2d0c5c7f3d..dc07de50a7 100644
--- a/types/graphql/type/schema.d.ts
+++ b/types/graphql/type/schema.d.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export class GraphQLSchema {
     getMutationType(): GraphQLObjectType|null|undefined;
     getSubscriptionType(): GraphQLObjectType|null|undefined;
     getTypeMap(): { [typeName: string]: GraphQLNamedType };
-    getType(name: string): GraphQLType;
+    getType(name: string): GraphQLNamedType;
     getPossibleTypes(abstractType: GraphQLAbstractType): GraphQLObjectType[];
 
     isPossibleType(