diff --git a/packages/discord.js/src/structures/Message.js b/packages/discord.js/src/structures/Message.js
index fd49f1d7226a..6b23d6d04c02 100644
--- a/packages/discord.js/src/structures/Message.js
+++ b/packages/discord.js/src/structures/Message.js
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ class Message extends Base {
    * method allows you to see if there are differences in content, embeds, attachments, nonce and tts properties.
    *
    * @param {Message} message The message to compare it to
-   * @param {APIMessage} rawData Raw data passed through the WebSocket about this message
+   * @param {APIMessage} [rawData] Raw data passed through the WebSocket about this message
    * @returns {boolean}
    */
   equals(message, rawData) {
diff --git a/packages/discord.js/typings/index.d.ts b/packages/discord.js/typings/index.d.ts
index 7de0b0abcefa..dc3c7cc02096 100644
--- a/packages/discord.js/typings/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/discord.js/typings/index.d.ts
@@ -2240,7 +2240,7 @@ export class Message<InGuild extends boolean = boolean> extends Base {
   public edit(
     content: MessageEditOptions | MessagePayload | string,
   ): Promise<OmitPartialGroupDMChannel<Message<InGuild>>>;
-  public equals(message: Message, rawData: unknown): boolean;
+  public equals(message: Message, rawData?: APIMessage): boolean;
   public fetchReference(): Promise<OmitPartialGroupDMChannel<Message<InGuild>>>;
   public fetchWebhook(): Promise<Webhook>;
   public crosspost(): Promise<OmitPartialGroupDMChannel<Message<InGuild>>>;