diff --git a/release/angular-ui-router.js b/release/angular-ui-router.js
index 109b5d053..474c2c1fa 100644
--- a/release/angular-ui-router.js
+++ b/release/angular-ui-router.js
@@ -1647,7 +1647,7 @@ $StateActiveDirective.$inject = ['$state', '$stateParams', '$interpolate'];
 function $StateActiveDirective($state, $stateParams, $interpolate) {
   return {
     restrict: "A",
-    controller: function($scope, $element, $attrs) {
+    controller: ['$scope', '$element', '$attrs', function($scope, $element, $attrs) {
       var state, params, activeClass;
 
       // There probably isn't much point in $observing this
@@ -1674,7 +1674,7 @@ function $StateActiveDirective($state, $stateParams, $interpolate) {
       function matchesParams() {
         return !params || equalForKeys(params, $stateParams);
       }
-    }
+    }]
   };
 }
 
@@ -1766,4 +1766,4 @@ function $RouteProvider(  $stateProvider,    $urlRouterProvider) {
 angular.module('ui.router.compat')
   .provider('$route', $RouteProvider)
   .directive('ngView', $ViewDirective);
-})(window, window.angular);
\ No newline at end of file
+})(window, window.angular);