diff --git a/types/pidusage/index.d.ts b/types/pidusage/index.d.ts
index d21fca3d7f..b16dada0ef 100644
--- a/types/pidusage/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/pidusage/index.d.ts
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
 // TypeScript Version: 2.2
 
-declare function pidusage(pid: number | string, callback: (err: Error | null, stats: pidusage.Stat) => void): void;
-declare function pidusage(pids: Array<number | string>, callback: (err: Error | null, stats: { [key: string]: pidusage.Stat }) => void): void;
-declare function pidusage(pid: number | string): Promise<pidusage.Stat>;
-declare function pidusage(pids: Array<number | string>): Promise<{ [key: string]: pidusage.Stat }>;
+declare function pidusage(pid: number | string, callback: (err: Error | null, stats: Stat) => void): void;
+declare function pidusage(pids: Array<number | string>, callback: (err: Error | null, stats: { [key: string]: Stat }) => void): void;
+declare function pidusage(pid: number | string): Promise<Stat>;
+declare function pidusage(pids: Array<number | string>): Promise<{ [key: string]: Stat }>;
 
-declare namespace pidusage {
-    interface Stat {
+export default pidusage;
+
+export interface Stat {
         /**
          * percentage (from 0 to 100*vcore)
          */
@@ -47,6 +48,3 @@ declare namespace pidusage {
          */
         timestamp: number;
     }
-}
-
-export = pidusage;
diff --git a/types/pidusage/pidusage-tests.ts b/types/pidusage/pidusage-tests.ts
index 37b5715eed..614569dfa3 100644
--- a/types/pidusage/pidusage-tests.ts
+++ b/types/pidusage/pidusage-tests.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as pidusage from 'pidusage';
+import pidusage, { Stat } from 'pidusage';
 
 let cpu: number;
 let memory: number;
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ let ctime: number;
 let elapsed: number;
 let timestamp: number;
 
-pidusage(1, (err: Error | null, stats: pidusage.Stat) => {
+pidusage(1, (err: Error | null, stats: Stat) => {
     cpu = stats.cpu;
     memory = stats.memory;
     ppid = stats.ppid;
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pidusage(1, (err: Error | null, stats: pidusage.Stat) => {
     timestamp = stats.timestamp;
 });
 
-pidusage('two', (err: Error | null, stats: pidusage.Stat) => {
+pidusage('two', (err: Error | null, stats: Stat) => {
     cpu = stats.cpu;
     memory = stats.memory;
     ppid = stats.ppid;
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ pidusage('two', (err: Error | null, stats: pidusage.Stat) => {
     timestamp = stats.timestamp;
 });
 
-pidusage([1, 'two'], (err: Error | null, stats: { [key: string]: pidusage.Stat }) => {
-    const one: pidusage.Stat = stats[1];
-    const two: pidusage.Stat = stats.two;
+pidusage([1, 'two'], (err: Error | null, stats: { [key: string]: Stat }) => {
+    const one: Stat = stats[1];
+    const two: Stat = stats.two;
 });
 
-const stats_1: Promise<pidusage.Stat> = pidusage(1);
-const stats_two: Promise<pidusage.Stat> = pidusage('two');
-const stats_obj: Promise<{ [key: string]: pidusage.Stat }> = pidusage([1, 'two']);
+const stats_1: Promise<Stat> = pidusage(1);
+const stats_two: Promise<Stat> = pidusage('two');
+const stats_obj: Promise<{ [key: string]: Stat }> = pidusage([1, 'two']);