diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 7bf5b762..d81219c9 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@
     // "noUnusedParameters": true,
   },
   "include": [
+    "./node_modules/matrix-js-sdk/src/@types/*.d.ts",
     "./src/**/*.ts",
     "./src/**/*.tsx",
     "./test/**/*.ts",
     "./test/**/*.tsx"
-  ],
-  "exclude": ["node_modules"]
+  ]
 }