diff --git a/src/ngx-translate-loaders/translate-json5-http.loader.ts b/src/ngx-translate-loaders/translate-json5-http.loader.ts
index c250714a88..b6759408ce 100644
--- a/src/ngx-translate-loaders/translate-json5-http.loader.ts
+++ b/src/ngx-translate-loaders/translate-json5-http.loader.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { TranslateLoader } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
-import JSON5 from 'json5';
+import * as JSON5 from 'json5';
 
 export class TranslateJson5HttpLoader implements TranslateLoader {
   constructor(private http: HttpClient, public prefix?: string, public suffix?: string) {