diff --git a/lib/write/nested/prepare-rule/prepare-rule.js b/lib/write/nested/prepare-rule/prepare-rule.js
index 693a713..384a599 100644
--- a/lib/write/nested/prepare-rule/prepare-rule.js
+++ b/lib/write/nested/prepare-rule/prepare-rule.js
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ import putout from 'putout';
 import convertESMToCommonjs from '@putout/plugin-convert-esm-to-commonjs';
 import putoutPlugin from '@putout/plugin-putout';
 import declare from '@putout/plugin-declare';
+import declareBeforeReference from '@putout/plugin-declare-before-reference';
 
 export const prepareRule = (source) => {
     const {code} = putout(source, {
         plugins: [
             ['declare', declare],
+            ['declare-before-reference', declareBeforeReference],
             ['convert-esm-to-commonjs', convertESMToCommonjs],
             ['putout', putoutPlugin],
         ],
diff --git a/lib/write/nested/prepare-rule/prepare-rule.spec.js b/lib/write/nested/prepare-rule/prepare-rule.spec.js
index 51423bd..bace209 100644
--- a/lib/write/nested/prepare-rule/prepare-rule.spec.js
+++ b/lib/write/nested/prepare-rule/prepare-rule.spec.js
@@ -15,3 +15,20 @@ test('redput: prepareRule', (t) => {
     t.equal(result, expected);
     t.end();
 });
+
+test('redput: prepareRule: declare-before-reference', (t) => {
+    const source = montag`
+        const {getTemplateValues} = operator;
+        const {operator} = require('putout');
+    `;
+    
+    const result = prepareRule(source);
+    const expected = montag`
+        const {operator} = require('putout');
+        const {getTemplateValues} = operator;
+    
+    `;
+    
+    t.equal(result, expected);
+    t.end();
+});
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 414eb57..975afe3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@putout/plugin-convert-esm-to-commonjs": "^6.0.0",
     "@putout/plugin-declare": "^3.0.0",
+    "@putout/plugin-declare-before-reference": "^3.0.0",
     "@putout/plugin-nodejs": "^11.0.0",
     "@putout/plugin-putout": "^18.0.0",
     "@putout/plugin-remove-unused-variables": "^8.0.0",