diff --git a/types/webpack-hot-middleware/index.d.ts b/types/webpack-hot-middleware/index.d.ts
index 725fb65c4f..e7108008ac 100644
--- a/types/webpack-hot-middleware/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/webpack-hot-middleware/index.d.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 // Type definitions for webpack-hot-middleware 2.16
 // Project: https://github.com/glenjamin/webpack-hot-middleware#readme
-// Definitions by: Benjamin Lim <https://github.com/bumbleblym>
+// Definitions by: Benjamin Lim <https://github.com/bumbleblym>, Ron Martinez <https://github.com/icylace>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
 
 import { NextHandleFunction } from 'connect';
-import { compiler } from 'webpack';
+import * as webpack from 'webpack';
 
 export = WebpackHotMiddleware;
 
 declare function WebpackHotMiddleware(
-	compiler: compiler.Compiler,
+	compiler: webpack.ICompiler,
 	options?: WebpackHotMiddleware.Options
 ): NextHandleFunction & WebpackHotMiddleware.EventStream;