diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/scripts/utils/verifyTypeScriptSetup.js b/packages/react-scripts/scripts/utils/verifyTypeScriptSetup.js
index 370c7176e19..fa4b5c8716e 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/scripts/utils/verifyTypeScriptSetup.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/scripts/utils/verifyTypeScriptSetup.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function writeJson(fileName, object) {
 }
 
 function verifyNoTypeScript() {
-  const typescriptFiles = globby(['**/*.(ts|tsx)', '!**/node_modules'], { cwd: paths.appSrc });
+  const typescriptFiles = globby(['**/*.(ts|tsx)', '!**/node_modules', '!**/*.d.ts'], { cwd: paths.appSrc });
   if (typescriptFiles.length > 0) {
     console.warn(
       chalk.yellow(