diff --git a/yamljs/yamljs.d.ts b/yamljs/yamljs.d.ts
index 96c9d33c7..a0f948fe6 100644
--- a/yamljs/yamljs.d.ts
+++ b/yamljs/yamljs.d.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
 // Definitions by: Tim Jonischkat <http://www.tim-jonischkat.de>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
 
-declare module YAML {
+declare var YAML: {
+    load(path : string) : any;
 
-    export function load(path : string) : any;
+    stringify(nativeObject : any, inline? : number, spaces? : number) : string;
 
-    export function stringify(nativeObject : any, inline? : number, spaces? : number) : string;
+    parse(yamlString : string) : any;
+};
 
-    export function parse(yamlString : string) : any;
-
-}
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+declare module "yamljs" {
+    export = YAML;
+}