diff --git a/.changeset/curvy-pets-hang.md b/.changeset/curvy-pets-hang.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3a2d11ac12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/curvy-pets-hang.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/repo-tools': patch
+---
+
+Tweaked type dependency check to trim wildcard type imports.
diff --git a/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/type-deps/type-deps.ts b/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/type-deps/type-deps.ts
index 4f8e5e5529..0ad9a5cfc8 100644
--- a/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/type-deps/type-deps.ts
+++ b/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/type-deps/type-deps.ts
@@ -105,7 +105,10 @@ function checkTypes(pkg: Package) {
 
   const errors = [];
   const typeDeps = [];
-  for (const dep of deps) {
+  for (let dep of deps) {
+    if (dep.endsWith('/*')) {
+      dep = dep.slice(0, -2);
+    }
     try {
       const typeDep = findTypesPackage(dep, pkg);
       if (typeDep) {