diff --git a/dist/all.min.js.gz b/dist/all.min.js.gz
index 4a75fa0d..daf407e7 100644
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diff --git a/dist/all.require.js b/dist/all.require.js
index ff6ef760..4498cdce 100644
--- a/dist/all.require.js
+++ b/dist/all.require.js
@@ -18502,6 +18502,10 @@ fabric.util.object.extend(fabric.Text.prototype, {
 
 window.fabric = fabric;
 
+// make sure exports.fabric is always defined when used as 'global' later scopes
+var exports = exports || {};
+exports.fabric = fabric;
+
 if (typeof define === "function" && define.amd) {
   define("fabric", [], function() { return fabric });
 }
diff --git a/src/amd/requirejs.js b/src/amd/requirejs.js
index 1bb2e866..2c3599df 100644
--- a/src/amd/requirejs.js
+++ b/src/amd/requirejs.js
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 window.fabric = fabric;
 
+// make sure exports.fabric is always defined when used as 'global' later scopes
+var exports = exports || {};
+exports.fabric = fabric;
+
 if (typeof define === "function" && define.amd) {
   define("fabric", [], function() { return fabric });
 }