diff --git a/types/js-yaml/index.d.ts b/types/js-yaml/index.d.ts
index 83fbf83534..8dfd30dc4c 100644
--- a/types/js-yaml/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/js-yaml/index.d.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 export as namespace jsyaml;
 
-export function safeLoad(str: string, opts?: LoadOptions): any;
+export function safeLoad(str: string, opts?: LoadOptions): string | object | undefined;
 export function load(str: string, opts?: LoadOptions): any;
 
 export class Type {
diff --git a/types/js-yaml/js-yaml-tests.ts b/types/js-yaml/js-yaml-tests.ts
index c40064ac1e..82582e2de9 100644
--- a/types/js-yaml/js-yaml-tests.ts
+++ b/types/js-yaml/js-yaml-tests.ts
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ type.styleAliases;
 
 // -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
 
-// $ExpectType any
+// $ExpectType string | object | undefined
 yaml.safeLoad(str);
-// $ExpectType any
+// $ExpectType string | object | undefined
 yaml.safeLoad(str, loadOpts);
 
 // $ExpectType any