diff --git a/src/watch/utils.ts b/src/watch/utils.ts
index d10b9bf6..aa013a0a 100644
--- a/src/watch/utils.ts
+++ b/src/watch/utils.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export function isDependencyPath(
 ): data is { type: 'dependency'; path: string } {
 	return (
 		data
-		&& 'type' in data
+		&& typeof data === 'object'
 		&& data.type === 'dependency'
 	);
 }