diff --git a/frontend/src/icons/lazy.ts b/frontend/src/icons/lazy.ts
index 72daba2c..f49c8a71 100644
--- a/frontend/src/icons/lazy.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/icons/lazy.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  *   const PlusIcon = lazyIcon('plus');
  */
 
-import { lazy, ComponentType } from 'react';
+import React, { lazy, ComponentType } from 'react';
 
 // Icon name to component mapping
 const iconMap: Record<string, () => Promise<{ default: ComponentType<any> }>> = {
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export function lazyIcon(iconName: string): ComponentType<any> {
   if (!loader) {
     console.warn(`Icon "${iconName}" not found. Available icons: ${Object.keys(iconMap).join(', ')}`);
     // Return a placeholder component
-    return () => <span>?</span>;
+    return () => React.createElement('span', null, '?');
   }
   return lazy(loader);
 }