diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 1aab728f6bb..729d1aa0d7f 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -3950,7 +3950,7 @@ namespace ts {
          * @param shouldComputeAliasToMakeVisible a boolean value to indicate whether to return aliases to be mark visible in case the symbol is accessible
          */
         function isSymbolAccessible(symbol: Symbol | undefined, enclosingDeclaration: Node | undefined, meaning: SymbolFlags, shouldComputeAliasesToMakeVisible: boolean): SymbolAccessibilityResult {
-            return isSymbolAccessibleWorker(symbol, enclosingDeclaration, meaning, shouldComputeAliasesToMakeVisible, true);
+            return isSymbolAccessibleWorker(symbol, enclosingDeclaration, meaning, shouldComputeAliasesToMakeVisible, /*allowModules*/ true);
         }
 
         function isSymbolAccessibleWorker(symbol: Symbol | undefined, enclosingDeclaration: Node | undefined, meaning: SymbolFlags, shouldComputeAliasesToMakeVisible: boolean, allowModules: boolean): SymbolAccessibilityResult {