diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index db8f785c2..02a3c7a15 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix ESM compatibility for the BIP-39 mnemonic utilities ([#309](https://github.com/MetaMask/utils/pull/309))
+
 ## [11.12.0]
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/mnemonic.ts b/src/mnemonic.ts
index 16815344f..ea462964b 100644
--- a/src/mnemonic.ts
+++ b/src/mnemonic.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-import { wordlist } from '@metamask/scure-bip39/dist/wordlists/english';
+import * as englishWordlist from '@metamask/scure-bip39/dist/wordlists/english';
+
+const { wordlist } = englishWordlist;
 
 /**
  * Transform a typed array containing mnemonic data to the seed phrase.