diff --git a/types/dojo/dojox.gfx3d.d.ts b/types/dojo/dojox.gfx3d.d.ts
index 42483ab8d4..6d584c4b50 100644
--- a/types/dojo/dojox.gfx3d.d.ts
+++ b/types/dojo/dojox.gfx3d.d.ts
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ declare namespace dojox {
          *
          *
          */
-        class object {
-            constructor();
+        const object: { new(): objectInstance };
+        interface objectInstance {
             /**
              * multiplies the existing matrix with an argument on left side
              * (matrix * this.matrix)
@@ -2529,7 +2529,7 @@ declare namespace dojox {
              * @param outline
              */
             class BinarySearchTree {
-                constructor(obj: dojox.gfx3d.object, outline: any);
+                constructor(obj: dojox.gfx3d.objectInstance, outline: any);
                 /**
                  *
                  * @param obj
@@ -3240,7 +3240,7 @@ declare module "dojox/gfx3d" {
     export=exp;
 }
 declare module "dojox/gfx3d/object" {
-    var exp: dojox.gfx3d.object
+    var exp: dojox.gfx3d.objectInstance;
     export=exp;
 }
 declare module "dojox/gfx3d/gradient" {
diff --git a/types/dojo/dojox.lang.d.ts b/types/dojo/dojox.lang.d.ts
index 4774941552..fa6b9ae07c 100644
--- a/types/dojo/dojox.lang.d.ts
+++ b/types/dojo/dojox.lang.d.ts
@@ -6293,7 +6293,7 @@ declare namespace dojox {
              *
              *
              */
-            interface object {
+            interface objectInstance {
                 /**
                  * builds a function from a snippet, returns a string, which
                  * represents the function.
@@ -12082,7 +12082,7 @@ declare module "dojox/lang/functional/listcomp" {
     export=exp;
 }
 declare module "dojox/lang/functional/object" {
-    var exp: dojox.lang.functional.object
+    var exp: dojox.lang.functional.objectInstance
     export=exp;
 }
 declare module "dojox/lang/functional/zip" {