diff --git a/types/react/index.d.ts b/types/react/index.d.ts
index f7b7310d7d..2a046f91b8 100644
--- a/types/react/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/react/index.d.ts
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ declare namespace React {
         // always pass children as variadic arguments to `createElement`.
         // In the future, if we can define its call signature conditionally
         // on the existence of `children` in `P`, then we should remove this.
-        readonly props: Readonly<{ children?: ReactNode }> & Readonly<P>;
+        readonly props: Readonly<PropsWithChildren<P>>;
         state: Readonly<S>;
         /**
          * @deprecated