diff --git a/packages/runner/src/types/tasks.ts b/packages/runner/src/types/tasks.ts
index ae35e5681..f796e4b4b 100644
--- a/packages/runner/src/types/tasks.ts
+++ b/packages/runner/src/types/tasks.ts
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ export interface TestContext {
    * Mark tests as skipped. All execution after this call will be skipped.
    * This function throws an error, so make sure you are not catching it accidentally.
    */
-  skip: (note?: string) => void
+  skip: (note?: string) => never
 }
 
 /**