diff --git a/types/react-navigation/index.d.ts b/types/react-navigation/index.d.ts
index 9b2aee84e2..0c56d71914 100644
--- a/types/react-navigation/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/react-navigation/index.d.ts
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ export interface NavigationScreenProp<S, P = NavigationParams> {
   getParam<T extends keyof P>(param: T): P[T];
   setParams: (newParams: Partial<P>) => boolean;
   addListener: (
-    eventName: 'willBlur' | 'willFocus' | 'didFocus' | 'didBlur',
+    eventName: EventType,
     callback: NavigationEventCallback
   ) => NavigationEventSubscription;
   push: (