diff --git a/client/components/popover-menu/item.jsx b/client/components/popover-menu/item.jsx
index 8c8e6216b70aac..a5fc86599e0016 100644
--- a/client/components/popover-menu/item.jsx
+++ b/client/components/popover-menu/item.jsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export default class PopoverMenuItem extends Component {
 		onClick: PropTypes.func,
 		onMouseOver: PropTypes.func,
 		isExternalLink: PropTypes.bool,
-		itemComponent: PropTypes.oneOfType( [ PropTypes.func, PropTypes.string ] ),
+		itemComponent: PropTypes.elementType,
 	};
 
 	static defaultProps = {