diff --git a/types/cipher-base/cipher-base-tests.ts b/types/cipher-base/cipher-base-tests.ts
index 173a72b7f6..b81238ee98 100644
--- a/types/cipher-base/cipher-base-tests.ts
+++ b/types/cipher-base/cipher-base-tests.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import CipherBase from "cipher-base";
+import CipherBase = require("cipher-base");
 
 const buf = new Buffer(1);
 
diff --git a/types/cipher-base/index.d.ts b/types/cipher-base/index.d.ts
index 228920ac91..f43ca2cdb9 100644
--- a/types/cipher-base/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/cipher-base/index.d.ts
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ declare abstract class CipherBase {
     abstract update(value: Buffer, inputEnc?: string, outputEnc?: string): Buffer;
 }
 
-export default CipherBase;
+export = CipherBase;