diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/src/apiSetupHelpers.ts b/packages/runtime-core/src/apiSetupHelpers.ts
index dbe27dde4..71254d371 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-core/src/apiSetupHelpers.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/src/apiSetupHelpers.ts
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ export function defineOptions<
     /**
      * props should be defined via defineProps().
      */
-    props: never
+    props?: never
     /**
      * emits should be defined via defineEmits().
      */