diff --git a/plugin/emacs/flymake-quicklintjs.el b/plugin/emacs/flymake-quicklintjs.el
index 24cc227380..e011777aea 100644
--- a/plugin/emacs/flymake-quicklintjs.el
+++ b/plugin/emacs/flymake-quicklintjs.el
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@
 (defcustom flymake-quicklintjs-program "quick-lint-js"
   "Path to quick-lint-js program to run."
   :group 'flymake-quicklintjs
-  :type 'stringp)
+  :type '(file :must-match t))
 
 (defcustom flymake-quicklintjs-args nil
   "Arguments to quick-lint-js."
   :group 'flymake-quicklintjs
-  :type '(repeat 'string))
+  :type '(repeat string))
 
 (defvar-local flymake-quicklintjs--proc nil
   "Internal variable for `flymake-quicklintjs'")