diff --git a/packages/cursorless-vscode/src/ScopeTreeProvider.ts b/packages/cursorless-vscode/src/ScopeTreeProvider.ts
index 62ba11334e..b9d1aa3d8b 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-vscode/src/ScopeTreeProvider.ts
+++ b/packages/cursorless-vscode/src/ScopeTreeProvider.ts
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ function getSupportCategories(): SupportCategoryTreeItem[] {
 }
 
 class ScopeSupportTreeItem extends TreeItem {
-  public readonly label!: TreeItemLabel;
+  public declare readonly label: TreeItemLabel;
 
   /**
    * @param scopeTypeInfo The scope type info