diff --git a/js/commonjs/export.js b/js/commonjs/export.js
index a9932e95ae53..2025d9a3d2b8 100644
--- a/js/commonjs/export.js
+++ b/js/commonjs/export.js
@@ -15,15 +15,17 @@ goog.require('jspb.ExtensionFieldInfo');
 goog.require('jspb.Message');
 goog.require('jspb.Map');
 
-exports.Map = jspb.Map;
-exports.Message = jspb.Message;
-exports.BinaryReader = jspb.BinaryReader;
-exports.BinaryWriter = jspb.BinaryWriter;
-exports.ExtensionFieldInfo = jspb.ExtensionFieldInfo;
-exports.ExtensionFieldBinaryInfo = jspb.ExtensionFieldBinaryInfo;
+if ( typeof exports === 'object' ) {
+  exports.Map = jspb.Map;
+  exports.Message = jspb.Message;
+  exports.BinaryReader = jspb.BinaryReader;
+  exports.BinaryWriter = jspb.BinaryWriter;
+  exports.ExtensionFieldInfo = jspb.ExtensionFieldInfo;
+  exports.ExtensionFieldBinaryInfo = jspb.ExtensionFieldBinaryInfo;
 
-// These are used by generated code but should not be used directly by clients.
-exports.exportSymbol = goog.exportSymbol;
-exports.inherits = goog.inherits;
-exports.object = {extend: goog.object.extend};
-exports.typeOf = goog.typeOf;
+  // These are used by generated code but should not be used directly by clients.
+  exports.exportSymbol = goog.exportSymbol;
+  exports.inherits = goog.inherits;
+  exports.object = {extend: goog.object.extend};
+  exports.typeOf = goog.typeOf;
+}
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