diff --git a/react-sortable-hoc/react-sortable-hoc.d.ts b/react-sortable-hoc/react-sortable-hoc.d.ts
index 0c73627e76..a229eb6f43 100644
--- a/react-sortable-hoc/react-sortable-hoc.d.ts
+++ b/react-sortable-hoc/react-sortable-hoc.d.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /// <reference path="../react/react.d.ts" />
 
 declare module 'react-sortable-hoc' {
-    const React = require('react');
+    import React = require('react');
 
     export type Axis = 'x' | 'y';