diff --git a/gruntjs/gruntjs.d.ts b/gruntjs/gruntjs.d.ts
index fb971a0997..2bf0d91b47 100644
--- a/gruntjs/gruntjs.d.ts
+++ b/gruntjs/gruntjs.d.ts
@@ -1296,5 +1296,6 @@ interface IGrunt extends grunt.IConfigComponents, grunt.fail.FailModule, grunt.I
 
 // NodeJS Support
 declare module 'grunt' {
-    export = IGrunt;
+    var grunt: IGrunt;
+    export = grunt;
 }