diff --git a/lib/6to5/register.js b/lib/6to5/register.js
index c8740a38d5..81f74afa3b 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/register.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/register.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ blacklistTest("propertyMethodAssignment", "{ get foo() {} }");
 blacklistTest("propertyNameShorthand", "var foo = { x, y };");
 blacklistTest("restParameters", "function foo(...bar) {}");
 blacklistTest("spread", "foo(...bar);");
-blacklistTest("templateLiterals", "`foo`");
+blacklistTest("templateLiterals", "var foo = `foo`;");
 blacklistTest("unicodeRegex", function () { new RegExp("foo", "u"); });
 
 //