diff --git a/types/styled-components/index.d.ts b/types/styled-components/index.d.ts
index 9fa96b974f..998c154f85 100644
--- a/types/styled-components/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/styled-components/index.d.ts
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ export type AnyStyledComponent =
     | StyledComponent<any, any, any>;
 
 export type StyledComponent<
-    C extends string | React.ComponentType<any>,
+    C extends keyof JSX.IntrinsicElements | React.ComponentType<any>,
     T extends object,
     O extends object = {},
     A extends keyof any = never