diff --git a/client/reader/recent/recent-post-field.tsx b/client/reader/recent/recent-post-field.tsx
index 4eee308e294055..22a709cdb8cc31 100644
--- a/client/reader/recent/recent-post-field.tsx
+++ b/client/reader/recent/recent-post-field.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import type { ReaderPost, PostItem } from './types';
 interface RecentPostFieldProps {
 	item: ReaderPost;
 	post: PostItem;
-	setSelectedItem: ( item: ReaderPost ) => void;
+	setSelectedItem: ( post: ReaderPost | null ) => void;
 }
 
 const RecentPostField: React.FC< RecentPostFieldProps > = ( { item, post, setSelectedItem } ) => {
diff --git a/client/reader/recent/recent-seen-field.tsx b/client/reader/recent/recent-seen-field.tsx
index c323f319aa52de..178e821ebf7afd 100644
--- a/client/reader/recent/recent-seen-field.tsx
+++ b/client/reader/recent/recent-seen-field.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import type { PostItem, ReaderPost } from './types';
 interface RecentSeenFieldProps {
 	item: ReaderPost;
 	post: PostItem;
-	setSelectedItem: ( item: ReaderPost ) => void;
+	setSelectedItem: ( post: ReaderPost | null ) => void;
 }
 
 const RecentSeenField: React.FC< RecentSeenFieldProps > = ( { item, post, setSelectedItem } ) => {