diff --git a/packages/mgt-components/src/components/mgt-file/mgt-file.ts b/packages/mgt-components/src/components/mgt-file/mgt-file.ts
index 96abb917cd..e205c6638e 100644
--- a/packages/mgt-components/src/components/mgt-file/mgt-file.ts
+++ b/packages/mgt-components/src/components/mgt-file/mgt-file.ts
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ export class MgtFile extends MgtTemplatedTaskComponent {
     }
 
     let fileIconSrc;
-    let fileType: = "";
+    let fileType = "";
 
     if (this.fileIcon) {
       fileIconSrc = this.fileIcon;