diff --git a/packages/third-parties/event-emitter/src/services/EventEmitterFactory.ts b/packages/third-parties/event-emitter/src/services/EventEmitterFactory.ts
index 78bb1ffae7d..fe7eddaabd4 100644
--- a/packages/third-parties/event-emitter/src/services/EventEmitterFactory.ts
+++ b/packages/third-parties/event-emitter/src/services/EventEmitterFactory.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {Configuration, registerProvider} from "@tsed/di";
-import {ConstructorOptions, EventEmitter2} from "eventemitter2";
+import type {ConstructorOptions} from "eventemitter2";
+import EventEmitter2 from "eventemitter2";
 
 export const EventEmitterService = EventEmitter2;
 export type EventEmitterService = EventEmitter2;