diff --git a/packages/core/src/di/inject_switch.ts b/packages/core/src/di/inject_switch.ts
index a780c13a75d..ce26489e4e8 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/di/inject_switch.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/di/inject_switch.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export function injectRootLimpMode<T>(
   }
   if (flags & InjectFlags.Optional) return null;
   if (notFoundValue !== undefined) return notFoundValue;
-  throwProviderNotFoundError(stringify(token), 'Injector');
+  throwProviderNotFoundError(token, 'Injector');
 }
 
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/errors_di.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/errors_di.ts
index b407a5ec2df..292e39cf2a2 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/errors_di.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/errors_di.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
+import type {ProviderToken} from '../di';
 import {isEnvironmentProviders} from '../di/interface/provider';
 import {RuntimeError, RuntimeErrorCode} from '../errors';
 import {Type} from '../interface/type';
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ export function throwInvalidProviderError(
 
 
 /** Throws an error when a token is not found in DI. */
-export function throwProviderNotFoundError(token: any, injectorName?: string): never {
+export function throwProviderNotFoundError(
+    token: ProviderToken<unknown>, injectorName?: string): never {
   const errorMessage = ngDevMode &&
       `No provider for ${stringifyForError(token)} found${
                            injectorName ? ` in ${injectorName}` : ''}`;