diff --git a/jquery/jquery.d.ts b/jquery/jquery.d.ts
index e5ca2bd508..d3a4e04ce8 100644
--- a/jquery/jquery.d.ts
+++ b/jquery/jquery.d.ts
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ interface JQuery {
     html(): string;
     html(htmlString: string): JQuery;
     html(htmlContent: (index: number, oldhtml: string) => string): JQuery;
-    html(JQuery): JQuery;
+    html(obj: JQuery): JQuery;
 
     prop(propertyName: string): any;
     prop(propertyName: string, value: any): JQuery;