diff --git a/bracket/bracket-lang.rkt b/bracket/bracket-lang.rkt
index 810d0a26a..b91a7fa7c 100644
--- a/bracket/bracket-lang.rkt
+++ b/bracket/bracket-lang.rkt
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 (define-syntax (DeclareVars stx)
   (syntax-case stx ()
     [(_ sym ...)
-     #'(begin (define sym 'sym) ...)]))
+     #'(begin 
+         (define sym 'sym) ...
+         (set! sym 'sym) ...)]))
+