diff --git a/src/babel/traversal/path/verification.js b/src/babel/traversal/path/verification.js
index 57d6704b15..38a6d23b0d 100644
--- a/src/babel/traversal/path/verification.js
+++ b/src/babel/traversal/path/verification.js
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ export function referencesImport(moduleSource, importName) {
       return true;
     }
 
-    if (t.ImportNamespaceSpecifier(specifier) && importName === "*") {
+    if (t.isImportNamespaceSpecifier(specifier) && importName === "*") {
       return true;
     }