diff --git a/react-native/react-native-tests.tsx b/react-native/react-native-tests.tsx
index f2e4cc22f6..d4b89ab344 100644
--- a/react-native/react-native-tests.tsx
+++ b/react-native/react-native-tests.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ For a list of complete Typescript examples: check https://github.com/bgrieder/RN
 ///<reference path="../react-native/react-native.d.ts" />
 
 
-import React from 'react-native'
+import * as React from 'react-native'
 const  { StyleSheet, Text, View } = React
 
 var styles = StyleSheet.create(
diff --git a/react-native/react-native.d.ts b/react-native/react-native.d.ts
index dc6cc5e3c5..1ffa1d5461 100644
--- a/react-native/react-native.d.ts
+++ b/react-native/react-native.d.ts
@@ -3459,7 +3459,7 @@ declare namespace  __React {
 declare module "react-native" {
 
     import ReactNative = __React
-    export default ReactNative
+    export = ReactNative
 }
 
 declare var global: __React.GlobalStatic
@@ -3469,7 +3469,7 @@ declare function require( name: string ): any
 
 //TODO: BGR: this is a left-over from the initial port. Not sure it makes any sense
 declare module "Dimensions" {
-    import React from 'react-native';
+    import * as React from 'react-native';
 
     interface Dimensions {
         get( what: string ): React.ScaledSize;