diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/typescript.js b/lib/internal/modules/typescript.js
index fe029c7cd24052..eeda58b3a10097 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/typescript.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/typescript.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const {
 
 /**
  * The TypeScript parsing mode, either 'strip-only' or 'transform'.
- * @type {string}
+ * @type {function(): TypeScriptMode}
  */
 const getTypeScriptParsingMode = getLazy(() =>
   (getOptionValue('--experimental-transform-types') ?