diff --git a/src/watch/fsevents-importer.ts b/src/watch/fsevents-importer.ts
index 955e9261e2c..f7fd8fa1a3a 100644
--- a/src/watch/fsevents-importer.ts
+++ b/src/watch/fsevents-importer.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-let fsEvents: typeof import('fsevents');
+let fsEvents: any; // TODO find better type solution, fsevents is only being installed on macOS
 let fsEventsImportError: Error | undefined;
 
 export function loadFsEvents(): Promise<void> {
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export function loadFsEvents(): Promise<void> {
 }
 
 // A call to this function will be injected into the chokidar code
-export function getFsEvents(): typeof import('fsevents') {
+export function getFsEvents(): any {
 	if (fsEventsImportError) throw fsEventsImportError;
 	return fsEvents;
 }