diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/ami.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/ami.ts
index 52c7516f09083..e25db075a4de9 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/ami.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/ami.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ const LATEST_KUBERNETES_VERSION = '1.11';
 /**
  * Whether the worker nodes should support GPU or just normal instances
  */
-export const enum NodeType {
+export enum NodeType {
   /**
    * Normal instances
    */
@@ -121,4 +121,4 @@ function parseTable(contents: string): {[type: string]: {[region: string]: strin
     [NodeType.GPU]: gpuTable,
     [NodeType.Normal]: normalTable
   };
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}