diff --git a/packages/gatsby/tsconfig.json b/packages/gatsby/tsconfig.json
index a6a5d62557de..51f69374fb5b 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby/tsconfig.json
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
   "exclude": ["dist"],
   "compilerOptions": {
     "rootDir": ".",
-    "types": ["jest"]
+    "types": ["node", "jest"]
   }
 }