diff --git a/scripts/ghostbuster.js b/scripts/ghostbuster.js
index 2fbccc42a4..2b78f5f659 100644
--- a/scripts/ghostbuster.js
+++ b/scripts/ghostbuster.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 // @ts-check
 import { flatMap, mapDefined } from "@definitelytyped/utils";
 import * as os from "node:os";
-import { writeFileSync, readFileSync, readdirSync, existsSync } from "fs-extra";
+import fsExtra from 'fs-extra';
+const { writeFileSync, readFileSync, readdirSync, existsSync } = fsExtra;
 import hp from "@definitelytyped/header-parser";
 import { Octokit } from "@octokit/core";
 
diff --git a/scripts/update-codeowners.js b/scripts/update-codeowners.js
index c5a4fd39cd..658bb2ed89 100644
--- a/scripts/update-codeowners.js
+++ b/scripts/update-codeowners.js
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import * as cp from 'node:child_process';
 import * as os from 'node:os';
 import { AllPackages, getDefinitelyTyped, parseDefinitions, clean } from '@definitelytyped/definitions-parser';
 import { loggerWithErrors } from '@definitelytyped/utils';
-import { writeFile } from 'fs-extra';
+import fsExtra from 'fs-extra';
+const { writeFile } = fsExtra;
 
 async function main() {
     const options = { definitelyTypedPath: '.', progress: false, parseInParallel: true };