diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index 28e52bd293..f9eae9bd39 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 var sys = require('./sys'),
     events = require('events');
 
+var fs = exports;
+
 exports.Stats = process.Stats;
 
 process.Stats.prototype._checkModeProperty = function (property) {