diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index c4f3e6f..8186851 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import React from "react";
 import { View, StyleSheet } from "react-native";
 import generateGradient from "./generator";
+import { LinearGradient } from "expo-linear-gradient";
 
 export { generateGradient };
 
 export default ({ gradient, children, style }) => {
-  const LinearGradient = require("expo").LinearGradient;
   const generated = generateGradient(gradient, {
     width: style.width,
     height: style.height
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2a90c2c..6d75792 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "expo": "*",
+    "expo-linear-gradient": "*",
     "react": "*",
     "react-native": "*"
   }