diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/typescript/index.js b/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/typescript/index.js
index ecf1255af9..c0e4b8a0c5 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/typescript/index.js
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/typescript/index.js
@@ -2281,7 +2281,7 @@ export default (superClass: Class<Parser>): Class<Parser> =>
     parseClassProperty(node: N.ClassProperty): N.ClassProperty {
       this.parseClassPropertyAnnotation(node);
 
-      if (node.declare && this.match(tt.equal)) {
+      if (node.declare && this.match(tt.eq)) {
         this.raise(this.state.start, TSErrors.DeclareClassFieldHasInitializer);
       }
 
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/class/declare-field-initializer/output.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/class/declare-field-initializer/output.json
index 8876797835..a9dd381301 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/class/declare-field-initializer/output.json
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/typescript/class/declare-field-initializer/output.json
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 {
   "type": "File",
   "start":0,"end":43,"loc":{"start":{"line":1,"column":0},"end":{"line":3,"column":1}},
+  "errors": [
+    "SyntaxError: 'declare' class fields cannot have an initializer (2:22)"
+  ],
   "program": {
     "type": "Program",
     "start":0,"end":43,"loc":{"start":{"line":1,"column":0},"end":{"line":3,"column":1}},