diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 827b2f6bb..3ee6ec6a6 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -28,3 +28,6 @@ export { Rule as UseViewEncapsulationRule } from './useViewEncapsulationRule';
 export { Rule as TemplatesNoNegatedAsync } from './templatesNoNegatedAsyncRule';
 export { Rule as TrackByFunctionRule } from './trackByFunctionRule';
 export * from './angular/config';
+
+// this file exists for tslint to resolve the rules directory
+export const rulesDirectory = '.';