diff --git a/src/error/GraphQLError.ts b/src/error/GraphQLError.ts
index c859f59e46..65a4ea3d07 100644
--- a/src/error/GraphQLError.ts
+++ b/src/error/GraphQLError.ts
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ export class GraphQLError extends Error {
    */
   readonly extensions: GraphQLErrorExtensions;
 
+  constructor(message: string, args?: GraphQLErrorArgs);
   /**
    * @deprecated Please use the `GraphQLErrorArgs` constructor overload instead.
    */
@@ -123,7 +124,6 @@ export class GraphQLError extends Error {
     originalError?: Maybe<Error & { readonly extensions?: unknown }>,
     extensions?: Maybe<GraphQLErrorExtensions>,
   );
-  constructor(message: string, args?: GraphQLErrorArgs);
   constructor(message: string, ...rawArgs: BackwardsCompatibleArgs) {
     const { nodes, source, positions, path, originalError, extensions } =
       toNormalizedArgs(rawArgs);