diff --git a/node-uuid/node-uuid.d.ts b/node-uuid/node-uuid.d.ts
index c4fa865e52..42d8ad7ea7 100644
--- a/node-uuid/node-uuid.d.ts
+++ b/node-uuid/node-uuid.d.ts
@@ -60,3 +60,5 @@ declare module "node-uuid" {
     var uuid: UUID;
     export = uuid;
 }
+
+declare var uuid: UUID;