diff --git a/i18next/i18next.d.ts b/i18next/i18next.d.ts
index 512b3fdd4b..3463f24262 100644
--- a/i18next/i18next.d.ts
+++ b/i18next/i18next.d.ts
@@ -127,3 +127,7 @@ interface JQuery {
 }
 
 declare var i18n: I18nextStatic;
+
+declare module 'i18next' {
+    export = i18n;
+}
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