diff --git a/lib/meta.scm b/lib/meta.scm
index c26558b5..61dbb284 100644
--- a/lib/meta.scm
+++ b/lib/meta.scm
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@
                           (car (cddr x))
                           (to-id i))
                          (from-id i)))
-                 (cdr mod-name+imports)))))
+                 (or (cdr mod-name+imports)
+                     (module-exports (find-module (car mod-name+imports))))))))
    ((and (pair? (cdr x)) (pair? (cadr x)))
     (if (memq (car x) '(only except rename))
         (let* ((mod-name+imports (resolve-import (cadr x)))