diff --git a/jasmine/jasmine-tests.ts b/jasmine/jasmine-tests.ts
index c4ad63e86..d5eb228c9 100644
--- a/jasmine/jasmine-tests.ts
+++ b/jasmine/jasmine-tests.ts
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ describe("jasmine.objectContaining", function () {
 });
 
 describe("jasmine.arrayContaining", function() {
-  var foo;
+  var foo: any;
 
   beforeEach(function() {
     foo = [1, 2, 3, 4];