diff --git a/atom/common/api/lib/callbacks-registry.coffee b/atom/common/api/lib/callbacks-registry.coffee
index b549d17c7285..4999e19dc119 100644
--- a/atom/common/api/lib/callbacks-registry.coffee
+++ b/atom/common/api/lib/callbacks-registry.coffee
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+global = global  # the "global.global" might be deleted later
+
 module.exports =
 class CallbacksRegistry
   constructor: ->