diff --git a/src/mzscheme/src/module.c b/src/mzscheme/src/module.c
index a607c5333d..195996cb99 100644
--- a/src/mzscheme/src/module.c
+++ b/src/mzscheme/src/module.c
@@ -8449,10 +8449,7 @@ void add_single_require(Scheme_Module_Exports *me, /* from module */
                   ? scheme_modidx_shift(exss[j], me->src_modidx, idx)
                   : idx);
       
-        if (!iname)
-          iname = exs[j];
-
-        if (SCHEME_SYM_WEIRDP(iname)) {
+        if (SCHEME_SYM_WEIRDP(exs[j])) {
           /* This shouldn't happen. In case it does, don't import a
              gensym or parallel symbol. The former is useless. The
              latter is supposed to be module-specific, and it could
@@ -8461,6 +8458,9 @@ void add_single_require(Scheme_Module_Exports *me, /* from module */
           continue;
         }
 
+        if (!iname)
+          iname = exs[j];
+
         if (prefix)
           iname = scheme_symbol_append(prefix, iname);