diff --git a/packages/babel-types/src/definitions/jsx.js b/packages/babel-types/src/definitions/jsx.js
index 7da4f26ba2..9e724179dd 100644
--- a/packages/babel-types/src/definitions/jsx.js
+++ b/packages/babel-types/src/definitions/jsx.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ defineType("JSXElement", {
     children: {
       validate: chain(
         assertValueType("array"),
-        assertEach(assertNodeType("StringLiteral", "JSXExpressionContainer", "JSXElement"))
+        assertEach(assertNodeType("JSXText", "JSXExpressionContainer", "JSXElement"))
       )
     }
   }