diff --git a/packages/babel-traverse/src/path/introspection.ts b/packages/babel-traverse/src/path/introspection.ts
index e5f7e7b49368..f5ca96b65670 100644
--- a/packages/babel-traverse/src/path/introspection.ts
+++ b/packages/babel-traverse/src/path/introspection.ts
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ export function isStatementOrBlock(this: NodePath): boolean {
  */
 
 export function referencesImport(
-  this: NodePath,
+  this: NodePath<t.Expression | t.JSXMemberExpression>,
   moduleSource: string,
   importName: string,
 ): boolean {