diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index a9b42e31090..1e0976c31a0 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -10851,7 +10851,7 @@ module ts {
                     return getExportNameSubstitution(exportSymbol, node.parent);
                 }
                 // Named imports from ES6 import declarations are rewritten
-                if (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Alias) {
+                if (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Alias && languageVersion < ScriptTarget.ES6) {
                     return getAliasNameSubstitution(symbol);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportNamedImportParsingError.js b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportNamedImportParsingError.js
index 010e84ed8a4..8c971cc77d2 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportNamedImportParsingError.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es6ImportNamedImportParsingError.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ m = a;
 from;
 "es6ImportNamedImportParsingError_0";
 {
-    _module_1.a;
+    a;
 }
 from;
 "es6ImportNamedImportParsingError_0";