diff --git a/src/@types/i18next.d.ts b/src/@types/i18next.d.ts
index c7bd576140e..0eaa1e6ff0f 100644
--- a/src/@types/i18next.d.ts
+++ b/src/@types/i18next.d.ts
@@ -2,5 +2,7 @@ import type { TOptions } from "i18next";
 
 // Module declared to make referencing keys in the localization files type-safe.
 declare module "i18next" {
-  type TFunction = (key: string | string[], options?: TOptions & Record<string, unknown>) => string
+  interface TFunction {
+    (key: string | string[], options?: TOptions & Record<string, unknown>): string;
+  }
 }