diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/types/never/neverInference.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/types/never/neverInference.ts
index c28d30d92c2..549d27ae109 100644
--- a/tests/cases/conformance/types/never/neverInference.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/types/never/neverInference.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // @strict: true
+// @target: es2015
 
 declare function f1<T>(x: T[]): T;