diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/rules.d.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/rules.d.ts
index 9a5272d205c3..49518b6ee502 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/rules.d.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/rules.d.ts
@@ -41,4 +41,4 @@ export interface TypeScriptESLintRules {
   [ruleName: string]: RuleModule<string, unknown[]>;
 }
 declare const rules: TypeScriptESLintRules;
-export = rules;
+export default rules;