diff --git a/src/masking/internal/types.ts b/src/masking/internal/types.ts
index 7ddc54e6554..b844a8b702a 100644
--- a/src/masking/internal/types.ts
+++ b/src/masking/internal/types.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@ type MergeUnions<TUnion> = MergeUnionsAcc<
 type DistributedRequiredExclude<T, U> =
   T extends any ?
     Required<T> extends Required<U> ?
-      never
+      Required<U> extends Required<T> ?
+        never
+      : T
     : T
   : T;