diff --git a/packages/typescript-estree/src/convert.ts b/packages/typescript-estree/src/convert.ts
index cd5171f451a6..4be5c8783b6d 100644
--- a/packages/typescript-estree/src/convert.ts
+++ b/packages/typescript-estree/src/convert.ts
@@ -3180,6 +3180,8 @@ export class Converter {
         });
       }
 
+      // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation -- required for backwards-compatibility
+      case SyntaxKind.AssertEntry:
       case SyntaxKind.ImportAttribute: {
         return this.createNode<TSESTree.ImportAttribute>(node, {
           type: AST_NODE_TYPES.ImportAttribute,