diff --git a/src/runtime/hooks.ts b/src/runtime/hooks.ts
index 9d3b54bd..dc6b5ecc 100644
--- a/src/runtime/hooks.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/hooks.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ export function useEffect(effect: Effect, computeDependencies: () => any[] = ()
  *  `useExternalListener(window, 'click', this._doSomething);`
  * */
 export function useExternalListener(
-  target: HTMLElement | typeof window,
+  target: EventTarget,
   eventName: string,
   handler: EventListener,
   eventParams?: AddEventListenerOptions