diff --git a/racket/src/expander/expand/def-id.rkt b/racket/src/expander/expand/def-id.rkt
index 190051d5dd..a8e2ab86d4 100644
--- a/racket/src/expander/expand/def-id.rkt
+++ b/racket/src/expander/expand/def-id.rkt
@@ -49,8 +49,10 @@
     (define defined-sym
       (if (and (not (defined-as-other? (hash-ref defined-syms-at-phase sym #f) id phase top-level-bind-scope))
                ;; Only use `sym` directly if there are no
-               ;; extra scopes on the binding form
-               (no-extra-scopes? id all-scopes-stx top-level-bind-scope phase))
+               ;; extra scopes on the binding form...
+               (no-extra-scopes? id all-scopes-stx top-level-bind-scope phase)
+               ;; ... and if it's interned
+               (symbol-interned? sym))
           sym
           (let loop ([pos 1])
             (define s (string->unreadable-symbol (format "~a.~a" sym pos)))
diff --git a/racket/src/racket/src/startup.inc b/racket/src/racket/src/startup.inc
index fa46c6124d..230656384a 100644
--- a/racket/src/racket/src/startup.inc
+++ b/racket/src/racket/src/startup.inc
@@ -32412,11 +32412,14 @@ static const char *startup_source =
 " id_52"
 " phase_81"
 " top-level-bind-scope_3))"
-"(no-extra-scopes?"
+"(if(no-extra-scopes?"
 " id_52"
 " all-scopes-stx_3"
 " top-level-bind-scope_3"
 " phase_81)"
+"(symbol-interned?"
+" sym_9)"
+" #f)"
 " #f)"
 " sym_9"
 "((letrec-values(((loop_91)"