diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0e9e3a5f73..e7103039ed 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ TS_FILES = \
 	msg.pb.js \
 	os.ts \
 	runtime.ts \
+	text-encoding.d.ts \
 	timers.ts \
 	tsconfig.json \
 	types.ts \
diff --git a/globals.ts b/globals.ts
index 184f25163b..e82afd75b9 100644
--- a/globals.ts
+++ b/globals.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/// <reference path="./text-encoding.d.ts" />
 import * as timer from "./timers";
 
 // If you use the eval function indirectly, by invoking it via a reference
diff --git a/text-encoding.d.ts b/text-encoding.d.ts
index d86ee007fb..b2ec9bc8f4 100644
--- a/text-encoding.d.ts
+++ b/text-encoding.d.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 // Type definitions for text-encoding
 // Project: https://github.com/inexorabletash/text-encoding
 // Definitions by: MIZUNE Pine <https://github.com/pine613>
@@ -49,10 +50,16 @@ declare namespace TextEncoding {
     }
 }
 
-declare var TextDecoder: TextEncoding.TextDecoderStatic;
-
-declare var TextEncoder: TextEncoding.TextEncoderStatic;
+/* Removed following lines to workaround this bug:
+  text-encoding.d.ts:52:13 - error TS2403: Subsequent variable declarations
+  must have the same type.  Variable 'TextDecoder' must be of type '{ new
+  (label?: string, options?: TextDecoderOptions): TextDecoder; prototype:
+  TextDecoder; }', but here has type 'TextDecoderStatic'.
 
+  52 declare var TextDecoder: TextEncoding.TextDecoderStatic;
+ */
+// declare var TextDecoder: TextEncoding.TextDecoderStatic;
+// declare var TextEncoder: TextEncoding.TextEncoderStatic;
 declare var TextEncoding: TextEncoding.TextEncodingStatic;
 
 declare module "text-encoding" {