diff --git a/src/babel/transformation/modules/amd.js b/src/babel/transformation/modules/amd.js
index 4c8c415843..d2106e37ce 100644
--- a/src/babel/transformation/modules/amd.js
+++ b/src/babel/transformation/modules/amd.js
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ export default class AMDFormatter extends DefaultFormatter {
 
   exportSpecifier(specifier, node, nodes) {
     if (this.doDefaultExportInterop(specifier)) {
+      this.passModuleArg = true;
       nodes.push(util.template("exports-default-assign", {
         VALUE: specifier.local
       }, true));
diff --git a/test/core/fixtures/transformation/es6.modules-amd/export-specifier-default/actual.js b/test/core/fixtures/transformation/es6.modules-amd/export-specifier-default/actual.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..38f48e5187
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/core/fixtures/transformation/es6.modules-amd/export-specifier-default/actual.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+var a = 1;
+export { a as default };
diff --git a/test/core/fixtures/transformation/es6.modules-amd/export-specifier-default/expected.js b/test/core/fixtures/transformation/es6.modules-amd/export-specifier-default/expected.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1d2104a57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/core/fixtures/transformation/es6.modules-amd/export-specifier-default/expected.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+define(["exports", "module"], function (exports, module) {
+  "use strict";
+
+  var a = 1;
+  module.exports = a;
+});