diff --git a/src/core.js b/src/core.js
index d6ef236f4..0fec6e1c3 100644
--- a/src/core.js
+++ b/src/core.js
@@ -826,6 +826,6 @@ function doScrollCheck() {
 }
 
 // Expose jQuery to the global object
-return window.jQuery = window.$ = jQuery;
+return (window.jQuery = window.$ = jQuery);
 
 })();