diff --git a/packages/babel-types/src/definitions/core.js b/packages/babel-types/src/definitions/core.js
index 38948a63db..b909c13d39 100644
--- a/packages/babel-types/src/definitions/core.js
+++ b/packages/babel-types/src/definitions/core.js
@@ -280,7 +280,11 @@ defineType("File", {
       validate: assertNodeType("Program"),
     },
     comments: {
-      validate: assertEach(assertNodeType("Comment")),
+      validate: !process.env.BABEL_TYPES_8_BREAKING
+        ? Object.assign(() => {}, {
+            each: { oneOfNodeTypes: ["CommentBlock", "CommentLine"] },
+          })
+        : assertEach(assertNodeType("CommentBlock", "CommentLine")),
       optional: true,
     },
     tokens: {
diff --git a/packages/babel-types/test/regressions.js b/packages/babel-types/test/regressions.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..04c345ba7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-types/test/regressions.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import * as t from "../lib";
+
+describe("regressions", () => {
+  it("jest .toMatchInlineSnapshot used 'Line' for comments", () => {
+    expect(() => {
+      t.file(t.program([]), [{ type: "Line" }]);
+    }).not.toThrow();
+  });
+});