diff --git a/types/node/index.d.ts b/types/node/index.d.ts
index 697de0bc2e..d7c358ae00 100644
--- a/types/node/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/node/index.d.ts
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ interface String {
  ------------------------------------------------*/
 declare const process: NodeJS.Process;
 declare const global: NodeJS.Global;
-declare const console: Console;
+declare var console: Console;
 
 declare const __filename: string;
 declare const __dirname: string;
diff --git a/types/node/tsconfig.json b/types/node/tsconfig.json
index c7eb8a72f3..5c06ec7625 100644
--- a/types/node/tsconfig.json
+++ b/types/node/tsconfig.json
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
         "module": "commonjs",
         "target": "es6",
         "lib": [
-            "es6"
+            "es6",
+            "dom"
         ],
         "noImplicitAny": true,
         "noImplicitThis": true,