diff --git a/lorem-ipsum/index.d.ts b/lorem-ipsum/index.d.ts
index 825136f207..0a2210c0d8 100644
--- a/lorem-ipsum/index.d.ts
+++ b/lorem-ipsum/index.d.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ interface LoremIpsumOptions {
     suffix?: string;
 }
 
+declare namespace loremIpsum {}
+
 /**
  * Generate a passage of lorem ipsum text.
  */
diff --git a/lorem-ipsum/lorem-ipsum-tests.ts b/lorem-ipsum/lorem-ipsum-tests.ts
index dd5eb82ba6..697c222257 100644
--- a/lorem-ipsum/lorem-ipsum-tests.ts
+++ b/lorem-ipsum/lorem-ipsum-tests.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import loremIpsum = require('lorem-ipsum');
+import * as loremIpsum from 'lorem-ipsum';
 
 let result: string;
 result = loremIpsum();