diff --git a/web/core/src/jsMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/web/elements/Base.kt b/web/core/src/jsMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/web/elements/Base.kt
index 7e703b8367..d33107eb45 100644
--- a/web/core/src/jsMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/web/elements/Base.kt
+++ b/web/core/src/jsMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/web/elements/Base.kt
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ private object DomProvider {
 }
 
 private open class ElementBuilderImplementation<TElement : Element>(private val tagName: String) : ElementBuilder<TElement> {
-    override fun create(): TElement = DomProvider.get(tagName).cloneNode() as TElement
+    override fun create(): TElement = DomProvider.get(tagName).cloneNode().unsafeCast<TElement>()
 }
 
 fun interface ElementBuilder<TElement : Element> {