diff --git a/sdk/core/abort-controller/package.json b/sdk/core/abort-controller/package.json
index adfc22920c52..dd2933959e83 100644
--- a/sdk/core/abort-controller/package.json
+++ b/sdk/core/abort-controller/package.json
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
   "files": [
     "dist/",
     "dist-esm/src/",
+    "shims-public.d.ts",
     "types/abort-controller.d.ts",
     "README.md",
     "LICENSE"
diff --git a/sdk/core/abort-controller/src/shims-public.d.ts b/sdk/core/abort-controller/shims-public.d.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from sdk/core/abort-controller/src/shims-public.d.ts
rename to sdk/core/abort-controller/shims-public.d.ts
diff --git a/sdk/core/abort-controller/src/AbortSignal.ts b/sdk/core/abort-controller/src/AbortSignal.ts
index 7894842ecced..4c15c3e60bc3 100644
--- a/sdk/core/abort-controller/src/AbortSignal.ts
+++ b/sdk/core/abort-controller/src/AbortSignal.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT license.
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/triple-slash-reference
-/// <reference path="./shims-public.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="../shims-public.d.ts" />
 type AbortEventListener = (this: AbortSignalLike, ev?: any) => any;
 
 const listenersMap = new WeakMap<AbortSignal, AbortEventListener[]>();