diff --git a/react-addons-shallow-compare/index.d.ts b/react-addons-shallow-compare/index.d.ts
index 7ffca6eefd..62e4297162 100644
--- a/react-addons-shallow-compare/index.d.ts
+++ b/react-addons-shallow-compare/index.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Type definitions for React v0.14 (react-addons-css-transition-group)
+// Type definitions for React v0.14 (react-addons-shallow-compare)
 // Project: http://facebook.github.io/react/
 // Definitions by: Asana <https://asana.com>, AssureSign <http://www.assuresign.com>, Microsoft <https://microsoft.com>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ import { Component } from 'react';
 
 export = shallowCompare;
 
+// workaround to allow ES6 import syntax
+// https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/issues/5073
+declare namespace shallowCompare {}
+
 declare function shallowCompare<P, S>(
     component: Component<P, S>,
     nextProps: P,