diff --git a/src/api/component-instance.md b/src/api/component-instance.md
index 5d11d8020d..9ea82779c6 100644
--- a/src/api/component-instance.md
+++ b/src/api/component-instance.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ The root DOM node that the component instance is managing.
 
   ```ts
   interface ComponentPublicInstance {
-    $el: Node | undefined
+    $el: any
   }
   ```