diff --git a/packages/babel-traverse/src/path/family.ts b/packages/babel-traverse/src/path/family.ts
index 9190351a0373..3238ec8d4b66 100644
--- a/packages/babel-traverse/src/path/family.ts
+++ b/packages/babel-traverse/src/path/family.ts
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ export function getBindingIdentifierPaths(
 
     if (id.isExportDeclaration()) {
       const declaration = id.get("declaration");
-      if (declaration.isDeclaration()) {
+      if (t.isDeclaration(declaration)) {
         search.push(declaration);
       }
       continue;