diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/FileUploader/FileUploaderDropContainer.tsx b/packages/react/src/components/FileUploader/FileUploaderDropContainer.tsx
index 37abb592902b..3ebbcc9a1c74 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/FileUploader/FileUploaderDropContainer.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/FileUploader/FileUploaderDropContainer.tsx
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ function FileUploaderDropContainer({
         multiple={multiple}
         onChange={handleChange}
         onClick={(evt) => {
-          (evt.target as HTMLInputElement).value = null as unknown as string;
+          (evt.target as HTMLInputElement).value = '';
         }}
       />
     </div>