diff --git a/src/compiler/utilities.ts b/src/compiler/utilities.ts
index 8947f8910d1..842c51d0c0c 100644
--- a/src/compiler/utilities.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/utilities.ts
@@ -1571,7 +1571,7 @@ namespace ts {
         if (lhs.expression.kind === SyntaxKind.ThisKeyword) {
             return SpecialPropertyAssignmentKind.ThisProperty;
         }
-        else  if (isIdentifier(lhs.expression) && lhs.expression.escapedText === "module" && lhs.name.escapedText === "exports") {
+        else if (isIdentifier(lhs.expression) && lhs.expression.escapedText === "module" && lhs.name.escapedText === "exports") {
             // module.exports = expr
             return SpecialPropertyAssignmentKind.ModuleExports;
         }