diff --git a/packages/react-navigation/flow/react-navigation.js b/packages/react-navigation/flow/react-navigation.js
index 4354d541..bfb8b580 100644
--- a/packages/react-navigation/flow/react-navigation.js
+++ b/packages/react-navigation/flow/react-navigation.js
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ declare module 'react-navigation' {
     type: EventType,
     action: NavigationAction,
     state: NavigationState,
-    lastState: NavigationState,
+    lastState: ?NavigationState,
   };
 
   declare export type NavigationEventCallback = (