diff --git a/src/compiler/transformers/es6.ts b/src/compiler/transformers/es6.ts
index d8bbdd4c326..7c4081c54bf 100644
--- a/src/compiler/transformers/es6.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/transformers/es6.ts
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ namespace ts {
                     /*modifiers*/ undefined,
                     createVariableDeclarationList([
                         createVariableDeclaration(
-                            getDeclarationName(node),
+                            node.name || getGeneratedNameForNode(node),
                             transformClassLikeDeclarationToExpression(node)
                         )
                     ]),
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/variableDeclaratorResolvedDuringContextualTyping.js b/tests/baselines/reference/variableDeclaratorResolvedDuringContextualTyping.js
index 692c4e3aebe..ed6111ec3c5 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/variableDeclaratorResolvedDuringContextualTyping.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/variableDeclaratorResolvedDuringContextualTyping.js
@@ -132,11 +132,11 @@ var WinJS;
 var Errors;
 (function (Errors) {
     var ConnectionError /* extends Error */ = (function () {
-        function ConnectionError /* extends Error */(request) {
+        function ConnectionError(request) {
         }
-        return ConnectionError /* extends Error */;
+        return ConnectionError;
     }());
-    Errors.ConnectionError /* extends Error */ = ConnectionError /* extends Error */;
+    Errors.ConnectionError = ConnectionError;
 })(Errors || (Errors = {}));
 var FileService = (function () {
     function FileService() {