diff --git a/packages/upgrade/src/dynamic/upgrade_adapter.ts b/packages/upgrade/src/dynamic/upgrade_adapter.ts
index faa4ab43ec..d404dbada8 100644
--- a/packages/upgrade/src/dynamic/upgrade_adapter.ts
+++ b/packages/upgrade/src/dynamic/upgrade_adapter.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import * as angular from '../common/angular1';
 import {$$TESTABILITY, $COMPILE, $INJECTOR, $ROOT_SCOPE, COMPILER_KEY, INJECTOR_KEY, LAZY_MODULE_REF, NG_ZONE_KEY} from '../common/constants';
 import {downgradeComponent} from '../common/downgrade_component';
 import {downgradeInjectable} from '../common/downgrade_injectable';
-import {Deferred, controllerKey, onError} from '../common/util';
+import {Deferred, LazyModuleRef, controllerKey, onError} from '../common/util';
 
 import {UpgradeNg1ComponentAdapterBuilder} from './upgrade_ng1_adapter';
 
@@ -498,7 +498,10 @@ export class UpgradeAdapter {
     ng1Module.factory(INJECTOR_KEY, () => this.moduleRef !.injector.get(Injector))
         .factory(
             LAZY_MODULE_REF,
-            [INJECTOR_KEY, (injector: Injector) => ({injector, needsInNgZone: false})])
+            [
+              INJECTOR_KEY,
+              (injector: Injector) => ({ injector, needsNgZone: false } as LazyModuleRef)
+            ])
         .constant(NG_ZONE_KEY, this.ngZone)
         .factory(COMPILER_KEY, () => this.moduleRef !.injector.get(Compiler))
         .config([
diff --git a/packages/upgrade/src/static/upgrade_module.ts b/packages/upgrade/src/static/upgrade_module.ts
index 1c57528350..e93305e0df 100644
--- a/packages/upgrade/src/static/upgrade_module.ts
+++ b/packages/upgrade/src/static/upgrade_module.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {Injector, NgModule, NgZone, Testability} from '@angular/core';
 
 import * as angular from '../common/angular1';
 import {$$TESTABILITY, $DELEGATE, $INJECTOR, $INTERVAL, $PROVIDE, INJECTOR_KEY, LAZY_MODULE_REF, UPGRADE_MODULE_NAME} from '../common/constants';
-import {controllerKey} from '../common/util';
+import {LazyModuleRef, controllerKey} from '../common/util';
 
 import {angular1Providers, setTempInjectorRef} from './angular1_providers';
 import {NgAdapterInjector} from './util';
@@ -166,7 +166,10 @@ export class UpgradeModule {
 
             .factory(
                 LAZY_MODULE_REF,
-                [INJECTOR_KEY, (injector: Injector) => ({injector, needsNgZone: false})])
+                [
+                  INJECTOR_KEY,
+                  (injector: Injector) => ({ injector, needsNgZone: false } as LazyModuleRef)
+                ])
 
             .config([
               $PROVIDE, $INJECTOR,