diff --git a/types/event-emitter/has-listeners.d.ts b/types/event-emitter/has-listeners.d.ts
index 4105703aa9..2a67ee6bc5 100644
--- a/types/event-emitter/has-listeners.d.ts
+++ b/types/event-emitter/has-listeners.d.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
-declare function hasListeners(obj: any, name?: string): boolean;
+import { Emitter } from "event-emitter";
+
+declare function hasListeners(emitter: Emitter, name?: string): boolean;
 export = hasListeners;