diff --git a/packages/ember-repl/addon/src/compile/formats/gjs/index.ts b/packages/ember-repl/addon/src/compile/formats/gjs/index.ts
index 855ef2fc5..886126253 100644
--- a/packages/ember-repl/addon/src/compile/formats/gjs/index.ts
+++ b/packages/ember-repl/addon/src/compile/formats/gjs/index.ts
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ async function transform(
 ): Promise<ReturnType<Babel['transform']>> {
   // @babel/standalone is a CJS module....
   // so we have to use the default export (which is all the exports)
-  let maybeBabel = (await import('@babel/standalone')) as Babel;
+  let maybeBabel = (await import('@babel/standalone')) as any;
   // Handle difference between vite and webpack in consuming projects...
-  let babel = 'default' in maybeBabel ? maybeBabel.default : maybeBabel;
+  let babel: Babel = 'default' in maybeBabel ? maybeBabel.default : maybeBabel;
 
   return babel.transform(intermediate, {
     filename: `${name}.js`,