diff --git a/whisper/shhclient/client.go b/whisper/shhclient/client.go
index a814154e4..497311367 100644
--- a/whisper/shhclient/client.go
+++ b/whisper/shhclient/client.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package shhclient
 import (
 	"context"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum"
+	ethereum "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
 	whisper "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/whisper/whisperv6"