diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 842b6dcd550..da7ac5844b8 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -7096,9 +7096,8 @@ namespace ts {
                 // Look up the value in the current scope
                 if (node.tagName.kind === SyntaxKind.Identifier) {
                     let tag = <Identifier>node.tagName;
-                    let maybeExportSymbol = getResolvedSymbol(<Identifier>node.tagName);
+                    let maybeExportSymbol = getResolvedSymbol(tag);
                     let valueDecl = maybeExportSymbol.valueDeclaration;
-
                     valueSymbol = (valueDecl && valueDecl.localSymbol) || maybeExportSymbol;
                 }
                 else {