diff --git a/plugins/c9.nodeapi/events.js b/plugins/c9.nodeapi/events.js
index 58f7ba45..f19b48d0 100644
--- a/plugins/c9.nodeapi/events.js
+++ b/plugins/c9.nodeapi/events.js
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ define(function(require, exports, module) {
  * ```
  */
 
-var EventEmitter = exports.EventEmitter = function() {};
+var EventEmitter = module.exports = function() {};
+EventEmitter.EventEmitter = EventEmitter;
 
 var toString = Object.prototype.toString;