diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/lib/index.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/lib/index.js
index 452eacbe7a23..591ba13d7005 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/lib/index.js
@@ -160,7 +160,9 @@ setReadOnly( ns, 'countTruthy', require( '@stdlib/ndarray/count-truthy' ) );
 * @type {Function}
 * @see {@link module:@stdlib/ndarray/ctor}
 */
-setReadOnly( ns, 'ndarray', require( '@stdlib/ndarray/ctor' ) );
+if ( !Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(ns, 'ndarray') ) {
+	setReadOnly( ns, 'ndarray', require( '@stdlib/ndarray/ctor' ) );
+}
 
 /**
 * @name dataBuffer