diff --git a/packages/toolkit/src/listenerMiddleware/tests/listenerMiddleware.test.ts b/packages/toolkit/src/listenerMiddleware/tests/listenerMiddleware.test.ts
index c6af789516..c5e65cb6b9 100644
--- a/packages/toolkit/src/listenerMiddleware/tests/listenerMiddleware.test.ts
+++ b/packages/toolkit/src/listenerMiddleware/tests/listenerMiddleware.test.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ type Equals<T, U> = IsAny<
   IsAny<U, never, [T] extends [U] ? ([U] extends [T] ? any : never) : never>
 >
 export function expectExactType<T>(t: T) {
-  return <U extends Equals<T, U>>(u: U) => {}
+  return <U extends T>(u: U & Equals<T, U>) => {}
 }
 
 type EnsureUnknown<T extends any> = IsUnknown<T, any, never>
diff --git a/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/helpers.tsx b/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/helpers.tsx
index 24e9edec1d..385f4cd3fd 100644
--- a/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/helpers.tsx
+++ b/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/helpers.tsx
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ type Equals<T, U> = IsAny<
   IsAny<U, never, [T] extends [U] ? ([U] extends [T] ? any : never) : never>
 >
 export function expectExactType<T>(t: T) {
-  return <U extends Equals<T, U>>(u: U) => {}
+  return <U extends T>(u: U & Equals<T, U>) => {}
 }
 
 type EnsureUnknown<T extends any> = IsUnknown<T, any, never>