diff --git a/src/components/EmojiPicker/EmojiPicker.tsx b/src/components/EmojiPicker/EmojiPicker.tsx
index aa6c3e8dfdfb..706265f2e11a 100644
--- a/src/components/EmojiPicker/EmojiPicker.tsx
+++ b/src/components/EmojiPicker/EmojiPicker.tsx
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ function EmojiPicker({viewportOffsetTop}: EmojiPickerProps, ref: ForwardedRef<Em
      *
      * Don't directly get the ref from emojiPopoverAnchorRef, instead use getEmojiPopoverAnchor()
      */
-    const getEmojiPopoverAnchor = useCallback(() => emojiPopoverAnchorRef.current ?? emojiPopoverAnchorRef?.current, []);
+    const getEmojiPopoverAnchor = useCallback(() => emojiPopoverAnchorRef.current ?? (emojiPopoverAnchorRef as EmojiPopoverAnchor), []);
 
     /**
      * Show the emoji picker menu.