diff --git a/packages/gatsby/index.d.ts b/packages/gatsby/index.d.ts
index 23531e72f0ee2..1ba9dc2a0dcb3 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/gatsby/index.d.ts
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ export interface CreateDevServerArgs extends ParentSpanPluginArgs {
 export interface CreateNodeArgs<
   TNode extends Record<string, unknown> = Record<string, unknown>
 > extends ParentSpanPluginArgs {
-  node: Node<TNode>
+  node: Node & TNode
   traceId: string
   traceTags: {
     nodeId: string
diff --git a/packages/gatsby/package.json b/packages/gatsby/package.json
index 6933039f2845e..75e854be22cec 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby/package.json
@@ -251,7 +251,8 @@
     "prebuild": "rimraf dist && rimraf cache-dir/commonjs",
     "postinstall": "node scripts/postinstall.js",
     "prepare": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production npm run build",
-    "watch": "rimraf dist && mkdir dist && npm run build:internal-plugins && npm run build:rawfiles && npm run build:src -- --watch"
+    "watch": "rimraf dist && mkdir dist && npm run build:internal-plugins && npm run build:rawfiles && npm run build:src -- --watch",
+    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit"
   },
   "types": "index.d.ts",
   "yargs": {
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index f145f30aadbb2..a50fc9faa154c 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     "strictFunctionTypes": true,
     "strictPropertyInitialization": true,
     "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
-    "skipLibCheck": true,
     "resolveJsonModule": true,
     "esModuleInterop": true,
     "jsx": "preserve",