diff --git a/packages/joint-core/types/joint.d.ts b/packages/joint-core/types/joint.d.ts
index 3777673a87..63475a973a 100644
--- a/packages/joint-core/types/joint.d.ts
+++ b/packages/joint-core/types/joint.d.ts
@@ -2611,17 +2611,17 @@ export namespace dia {
 
 export namespace highlighters {
 
-    import HighlighterView = dia.HighlighterView;
+    type HighlighterView = dia.HighlighterView;
 
-    interface AddClassHighlighterArguments extends HighlighterView.Options {
+    interface AddClassHighlighterArguments extends dia.HighlighterView.Options {
         className?: string;
     }
 
-    interface OpacityHighlighterArguments extends HighlighterView.Options {
+    interface OpacityHighlighterArguments extends dia.HighlighterView.Options {
         alphaValue?: number;
     }
 
-    interface StrokeHighlighterArguments extends HighlighterView.Options {
+    interface StrokeHighlighterArguments extends dia.HighlighterView.Options {
         padding?: number;
         rx?: number;
         ry?: number;
@@ -2630,7 +2630,7 @@ export namespace highlighters {
         attrs?: attributes.NativeSVGAttributes;
     }
 
-    interface MaskHighlighterArguments extends HighlighterView.Options {
+    interface MaskHighlighterArguments extends dia.HighlighterView.Options {
         padding?: number;
         maskClip?: number;
         deep?: boolean;