diff --git a/packages/babel-types/src/definitions/core.js b/packages/babel-types/src/definitions/core.js
index 671e896144..a92e8d2725 100644
--- a/packages/babel-types/src/definitions/core.js
+++ b/packages/babel-types/src/definitions/core.js
@@ -288,7 +288,14 @@ export const functionCommon = {
   params: {
     validate: chain(
       assertValueType("array"),
-      assertEach(assertNodeType("LVal")),
+      assertEach(
+        assertNodeType(
+          "Identifier",
+          "Pattern",
+          "RestElement",
+          "TSParameterProperty",
+        ),
+      ),
     ),
   },
   generator: {