diff --git a/src/cli/tsconfig-for-init.json b/src/cli/tsconfig-for-init.json
index 1449bc3d93..7556e1d4b0 100644
--- a/src/cli/tsconfig-for-init.json
+++ b/src/cli/tsconfig-for-init.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "strict": true,
     "downlevelIteration": true,
     "skipLibCheck": true,
-    "jsx": "preserve",
+    "jsx": "react-jsx",
     "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
     "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
     "allowJs": true,