diff --git a/node-uuid/node-uuid.d.ts b/node-uuid/node-uuid.d.ts
index 42d8ad7ea..aec39084f 100644
--- a/node-uuid/node-uuid.d.ts
+++ b/node-uuid/node-uuid.d.ts
@@ -56,9 +56,8 @@ interface UUID {
     unparse(buffer: Buffer, offset?: number): string
 }
 
+declare var uuid: UUID;
+
 declare module "node-uuid" {
-    var uuid: UUID;
     export = uuid;
 }
-
-declare var uuid: UUID;