diff --git a/racket/src/expander/expand/require.rkt b/racket/src/expander/expand/require.rkt
index 0d86b7a568..63087de965 100644
--- a/racket/src/expander/expand/require.rkt
+++ b/racket/src/expander/expand/require.rkt
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@
   (define i-ns (namespace->module-namespace m-ns
                                             (module-path-index-resolve (module-binding-module binding))
                                             (phase+ (phase- (module-binding-phase binding) phase-level)
-                                                    phase-shift)
+                                                    (namespace-phase m-ns))
                                             #:complain-on-failure? #t))
   (define val (namespace-get-variable i-ns (module-binding-phase binding) (module-binding-sym binding)
                                       (lambda () (error 'namespace-require/copy
diff --git a/racket/src/racket/src/startup.inc b/racket/src/racket/src/startup.inc
index 07f72df150..934655f878 100644
--- a/racket/src/racket/src/startup.inc
+++ b/racket/src/racket/src/startup.inc
@@ -28685,7 +28685,9 @@ static const char *startup_source =
 "(let-values(((m-ns335_0) m-ns_0)"
 "((temp336_0)(1/module-path-index-resolve(module-binding-module binding_0)))"
 "((temp337_0)"
-"(phase+(phase-(module-binding-phase binding_0) phase-level_0) phase-shift_0))"
+"(phase+"
+"(phase-(module-binding-phase binding_0) phase-level_0)"
+"(namespace-phase m-ns_0)))"
 "((temp338_0) #t))"
 "(namespace->module-namespace82.1 #f temp338_0 unsafe-undefined m-ns335_0 temp336_0 temp337_0))))"
 "(let-values(((val_0)"