diff --git a/src/common/vars/normalized-platform.injectable.ts b/src/common/vars/normalized-platform.injectable.ts
index cb34f1d2fa..ee1bf7fb74 100644
--- a/src/common/vars/normalized-platform.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/common/vars/normalized-platform.injectable.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@
 import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
 import platformInjectable from "./platform.injectable";
 
+export type NormalizedPlatform = "darwin" | "linux" | "windows";
+
 const normalizedPlatformInjectable = getInjectable({
   id: "normalized-platform",
 
-  instantiate: (di) => {
+  instantiate: (di): NormalizedPlatform => {
     const platform = di.inject(platformInjectable);
 
     switch (platform) {
diff --git a/src/main/kubectl/kubectl.ts b/src/main/kubectl/kubectl.ts
index b77dbba97d..f0b3c45da0 100644
--- a/src/main/kubectl/kubectl.ts
+++ b/src/main/kubectl/kubectl.ts
@@ -17,12 +17,13 @@ import { noop } from "lodash/fp";
 import type { JoinPaths } from "../../common/path/join-paths.injectable";
 import type { GetDirnameOfPath } from "../../common/path/get-dirname.injectable";
 import type { GetBasenameOfPath } from "../../common/path/get-basename.injectable";
+import type { NormalizedPlatform } from "../../common/vars/normalized-platform.injectable";
 
 const initScriptVersionString = "# lens-initscript v3";
 
 export interface KubectlDependencies {
   readonly directoryForKubectlBinaries: string;
-  readonly normalizedDownloadPlatform: "darwin" | "linux" | "windows";
+  readonly normalizedDownloadPlatform: NormalizedPlatform;
   readonly normalizedDownloadArch: "amd64" | "arm64" | "386";
   readonly kubectlBinaryName: string;
   readonly bundledKubectlBinaryPath: string;