diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/custom-resource-handlers/tsconfig.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/custom-resource-handlers/tsconfig.json
index 324e15dfb42a9..8930cca79e2bd 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/custom-resource-handlers/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/custom-resource-handlers/tsconfig.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         "resolveJsonModule": true,
         "composite": true,
         "incremental": true,
-        "esModuleInterop": true,
+        "skipLibCheck": true,
     },
     "include": [
         "**/*.ts",