diff --git a/types/ramda/index.d.ts b/types/ramda/index.d.ts
index 231ee33d03..78fcccd911 100644
--- a/types/ramda/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/ramda/index.d.ts
@@ -2816,9 +2816,9 @@ declare namespace R {
          */
         take<T>(n: number, xs: ReadonlyArray<T>): T[];
         take(n: number, xs: string): string;
-        take<T>(n: number): {
+        take(n: number): {
             (xs: string): string;
-            (xs: ReadonlyArray<T>): T[];
+            <T>(xs: ReadonlyArray<T>): T[];
         };
 
         /**
diff --git a/types/ramda/ramda-tests.ts b/types/ramda/ramda-tests.ts
index 5815aba1ba..9830398779 100644
--- a/types/ramda/ramda-tests.ts
+++ b/types/ramda/ramda-tests.ts
@@ -1426,6 +1426,8 @@ type Pair = KeyValuePair<string, number>;
         "Eugene Wright", "Gerry Mulligan", "Jack Six", "Alan Dawson", "Darius Brubeck", "Chris Brubeck",
         "Dan Brubeck", "Bobby Militello", "Michael Moore", "Randy Jones"];
     const takeFive = R.take(5);
+
+    // $ExpectType string[]
     takeFive(members); // => ["Paul Desmond","Bob Bates","Joe Dodge","Ron Crotty","Lloyd Davis"]
 };