diff --git a/targets/native/src/animated.ts b/targets/native/src/animated.ts
index 72bb3c9816..ba492c1451 100644
--- a/targets/native/src/animated.ts
+++ b/targets/native/src/animated.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export type WithAnimated = {
 /** The type of an `animated()` component */
 export type AnimatedComponent<T extends ElementType> =
   ForwardRefExoticComponent<
-    AnimatedProps<ComponentPropsWithRef<T>> & { children: ReactNode }
+    AnimatedProps<ComponentPropsWithRef<T>> & { children?: ReactNode }
   >
 
 /** The props of an `animated()` component */