diff --git a/extensions/typescript/snippets/typescriptreact.json b/extensions/typescript/snippets/typescriptreact.json
index c0d38f23c18..894d6177276 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript/snippets/typescriptreact.json
+++ b/extensions/typescript/snippets/typescriptreact.json
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 	"Import external module.": {
 		"prefix": "import statement",
 		"body": [
-			"import ${1:name} = require('$0');"
+			"import { $0 } from \"${1:module}\";"
 		],
 		"description": "Import external module."
 	},