diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index e1173a55aaa..9ba35313e48 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -982,13 +982,7 @@ namespace ts {
         }
 
         function getTargetOfGlobalModuleExportDeclaration(node: GlobalModuleExportDeclaration): Symbol {
-            const moduleSymbol = node.parent.symbol;
-            if (moduleSymbol && moduleSymbol.exports && moduleSymbol.exports["export="]) {
-                return getMergedSymbol(moduleSymbol.exports["export="].exportSymbol);
-            }
-            else {
-                return getMergedSymbol(moduleSymbol);
-            }
+            return resolveExternalModuleSymbol(node.parent.symbol);
         }
 
         function getTargetOfExportSpecifier(node: ExportSpecifier): Symbol {
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/umd6.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/umd6.symbols
index 3b417e005d6..d08507f1ea2 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/umd6.symbols
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/umd6.symbols
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 /// <reference path="foo.d.ts" />
 let y: number = Foo.fn();
 >y : Symbol(y, Decl(a.ts, 1, 3))
+>Foo.fn : Symbol(Foo.fn, Decl(foo.d.ts, 1, 25))
 >Foo : Symbol(Foo, Decl(foo.d.ts, 4, 15))
+>fn : Symbol(Foo.fn, Decl(foo.d.ts, 1, 25))
 
 === tests/cases/conformance/externalModules/foo.d.ts ===
 
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/umd6.types b/tests/baselines/reference/umd6.types
index dc0f45846c2..7318a43057a 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/umd6.types
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/umd6.types
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 /// <reference path="foo.d.ts" />
 let y: number = Foo.fn();
 >y : number
->Foo.fn() : any
->Foo.fn : any
->Foo : any
->fn : any
+>Foo.fn() : number
+>Foo.fn : () => number
+>Foo : typeof Foo
+>fn : () => number
 
 === tests/cases/conformance/externalModules/foo.d.ts ===