diff --git a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/generators/Utils.js b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/generators/Utils.js
index e5d1e1b5f68f86..bd1ec2f6b30a6c 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/generators/Utils.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/generators/Utils.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function indent(nice: string, spaces: number): string {
       if (line.length === 0 || index === 0) {
         return line;
       }
-      const emptySpaces = new Array(spaces + 1).join(' ');
+      const emptySpaces = new Array<mixed>(spaces + 1).join(' ');
       return emptySpaces + line;
     })
     .join('\n');
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Text/TextExample.ios.js b/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Text/TextExample.ios.js
index 4a4edacc5c690f..4e1dcc84b7ce37 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Text/TextExample.ios.js
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Text/TextExample.ios.js
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ class TextRenderInfoExample extends React.Component<
                 this.setState({textMetrics: lines[lines.length - 1]});
               }
             }}>
-            {new Array(this.state.numberOfTextBlocks)
+            {new Array<string>(this.state.numberOfTextBlocks)
               .fill('A tiny block of text.')
               .join(' ')}
           </Text>