diff --git a/cli/pbts.js b/cli/pbts.js
index ffaf0c6c6..fd6a081ca 100644
--- a/cli/pbts.js
+++ b/cli/pbts.js
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ exports.main = function(args, callback) {
                     output.push("import * as " + key + " from \"" + imports[key] + "\";");
                 });
 
-                output.push("import Long = require(\"long\");");
+                output.push("import type Long from \"long\";");
             }
 
             output = output.join("\n") + "\n" + out.join("");