diff --git a/src/rules/variableNameRule.ts b/src/rules/variableNameRule.ts
index 4733e2be884..db5ab8301c9 100644
--- a/src/rules/variableNameRule.ts
+++ b/src/rules/variableNameRule.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export class Rule extends Lint.Rules.AbstractRule {
     public static KEYWORD_FAILURE = "variable name clashes with keyword/type";
 
     public apply(sourceFile: ts.SourceFile): Lint.RuleFailure[] {
-        return this.applyWithFunction<Options>(sourceFile, walk, parseOptions(this.ruleArguments));
+        return this.applyWithFunction(sourceFile, walk, parseOptions(this.ruleArguments));
     }
 }