diff --git a/packages/jest-worker/src/types.ts b/packages/jest-worker/src/types.ts
index 3518bee46fa9..ce25219f525c 100644
--- a/packages/jest-worker/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-worker/src/types.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  */
 
-import EventEmitter from 'events';
+import {EventEmitter} from 'events';
 import {ForkOptions} from 'child_process';
 
 // Because of the dynamic nature of a worker communication process, all messages