diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/lib/base/base-service.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/lib/base/base-service.ts
index 4fce49d1d6594..df3a7bb224576 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/lib/base/base-service.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/lib/base/base-service.ts
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ export interface IBaseService extends IService {
  * The base class for Ec2Service and FargateService services.
  */
 export abstract class BaseService extends Resource
-  implements IService, elbv2.IApplicationLoadBalancerTarget, elbv2.INetworkLoadBalancerTarget, elb.ILoadBalancerTarget {
+  implements IBaseService, elbv2.IApplicationLoadBalancerTarget, elbv2.INetworkLoadBalancerTarget, elb.ILoadBalancerTarget {
 
   /**
    * The security groups which manage the allowed network traffic for the service.