diff --git a/src/mdlComponentHandler.js b/src/mdlComponentHandler.js
index 06a8c87e77..3e2683c62e 100644
--- a/src/mdlComponentHandler.js
+++ b/src/mdlComponentHandler.js
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ window.componentHandler = (function() {
     downgradeElements: downgradeNodesInternal
   };
 })();
+var componentHandler = window.componentHandler;
 
 window.addEventListener('load', function() {
   'use strict';