diff --git a/src/@types/is-root.d.ts b/src/@types/is-root.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..45d5671bfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/@types/is-root.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+declare module 'is-root';
+
+declare namespace isRoot {
+	export function isRoot(): boolean;
+}
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 13510c9b49..310fae9968 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import * as cluster from 'cluster';
 import * as debug from 'debug';
 import chalk from 'chalk';
 import * as portscanner from 'portscanner';
-import isRoot = require('is-root');
+import * as isRoot from 'is-root';
 import Xev from 'xev';
 import * as program from 'commander';
 import * as sysUtils from 'systeminformation';