diff --git a/packages/core/src/util/BUILD.bazel b/packages/core/src/util/BUILD.bazel
index 982244b765..3ea2b343c1 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/util/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/core/src/util/BUILD.bazel
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ ts_library(
         ],
     ),
     deps = [
+        "//packages:types",
         "//packages/core/src/interface",
         "@npm//rxjs",
     ],
diff --git a/packages/core/src/util/ng_i18n_closure_mode.ts b/packages/core/src/util/ng_i18n_closure_mode.ts
index 8defa1ce58..7ee5abc919 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/util/ng_i18n_closure_mode.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/util/ng_i18n_closure_mode.ts
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ declare global {
 if (typeof global['ngI18nClosureMode'] === 'undefined') {
   // Make sure to refer to ngI18nClosureMode as ['ngI18nClosureMode'] for closure.
   global['ngI18nClosureMode'] =
-      typeof global['goog'] !== 'undefined' && typeof global['goog'].getMsg === 'function';
+      // TODO(FW-1250): validate that this actually, you know, works.
+      typeof goog !== 'undefined' && typeof goog.getMsg === 'function';
 }