diff --git a/ssl-root-cas.tpl.js b/ssl-root-cas.tpl.js
index a06553c..c37b639 100644
--- a/ssl-root-cas.tpl.js
+++ b/ssl-root-cas.tpl.js
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 var originalCas = [
 /*TPL*/
 ];
-module.exports.rootCas = module.exports = originalCas.slice(0);
+module.exports = originalCas.slice(0); // backwards compat
+module.exports.rootCas = module.exports;
 module.exports.rootCas.inject = function (/*context*/) {
   var rootCas = this || module.exports.rootCas;
   var opts = /*context ||*/ require('https').globalAgent.options;