diff --git a/packages/mui-material/src/styles/getInitColorSchemeScript.ts b/packages/mui-material/src/styles/getInitColorSchemeScript.ts
index d090ced8ce6b08..61e0557774b60d 100644
--- a/packages/mui-material/src/styles/getInitColorSchemeScript.ts
+++ b/packages/mui-material/src/styles/getInitColorSchemeScript.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+// do not remove the following import (https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/29808#issuecomment-1320713018)
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars */
+// @ts-ignore
+import * as React from 'react';
 import { getInitColorSchemeScript as systemGetInitColorSchemeScript } from '@mui/system/cssVars';
 
 const ATTRIBUTE = 'data-mui-color-scheme';