diff --git a/src/configuration/default-values.js b/src/configuration/default-values.js
index b1e1cad09e..fc28ec80e0 100644
--- a/src/configuration/default-values.js
+++ b/src/configuration/default-values.js
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ export const DEFAULT_TYPESCRIPT_COMPILER_OPTIONS = {
     noImplicitAny:           false,
     module:                  1 /* ts.ModuleKind.CommonJS */,
     target:                  2 /* ES6 */,
-    suppressOutputPathCheck: true
+    suppressOutputPathCheck: true,
+    skipLibCheck:            true
 };
 
 export const TYPESCRIPT_COMPILER_NON_OVERRIDABLE_OPTIONS = ['module', 'target'];