diff --git a/react-native/react-native-tests.tsx b/react-native/react-native-tests.tsx
index 4f2ef64d62..7c02ce9cad 100644
--- a/react-native/react-native-tests.tsx
+++ b/react-native/react-native-tests.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 
 /*
 
+Note: This must be compiled with the target set to ES6
+
+
 The content of index.io.js could be something like
 
 
diff --git a/react-native/react-native-tests.tsx.tscparams b/react-native/react-native-tests.tsx.tscparams
index bc8c2d622c..b928cbf7c2 100644
--- a/react-native/react-native-tests.tsx.tscparams
+++ b/react-native/react-native-tests.tsx.tscparams
@@ -1 +1 @@
---target es6 --noImplicitAny --jsx react
+--target ES6 --noImplicitAny --experimentalDecorators --jsx react
diff --git a/react-native/react-native.d.ts b/react-native/react-native.d.ts
index fe18baa098..bc1926a304 100644
--- a/react-native/react-native.d.ts
+++ b/react-native/react-native.d.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 //
 // This work is mostly based on the work made by Bernd Paradies: https://github.com/bparadie
 //
+// These definitions are meant to be used with the compiler target set to ES6
 //
 // WARNING: this work is very much beta:
 //            -it may be missing react-native definitions