diff --git a/react/react-addons-tests.ts b/react/react-addons-tests.ts
index 72d6db486..f2ebdef37 100644
--- a/react/react-addons-tests.ts
+++ b/react/react-addons-tests.ts
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ myComponent.reset();
 // Attributes
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-var children = ["Hello world", [null], React.DOM.span(null)];
+var children: any[] = ["Hello world", [null], React.DOM.span(null)];
 var divStyle = { // CSSProperties
     flex: "1 1 main-size",
     backgroundImage: "url('hello.png')"
diff --git a/react/react-tests.ts b/react/react-tests.ts
index 2802a34cd..1fd2670de 100644
--- a/react/react-tests.ts
+++ b/react/react-tests.ts
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ myComponent.reset();
 // Attributes
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-var children = ["Hello world", [null], React.DOM.span(null)];
+var children: any[] = ["Hello world", [null], React.DOM.span(null)];
 var divStyle = { // CSSProperties
     flex: "1 1 main-size",
     backgroundImage: "url('hello.png')"