diff --git a/types/react-native/index.d.ts b/types/react-native/index.d.ts
index 16abbe3f6b..1f777fde22 100644
--- a/types/react-native/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/react-native/index.d.ts
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ interface NativeSyntheticEvent<T> {
     preventDefault(): void
     stopPropagation(): void
     target: NodeHandle
-    timeStamp: Date
+    timeStamp: number
     type: string
 }