diff --git a/src/compiler/binder.ts b/src/compiler/binder.ts
index 0d71abcf123..9311aa7cc26 100644
--- a/src/compiler/binder.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/binder.ts
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ namespace ts {
         function declareModuleMember(node: Declaration, symbolFlags: SymbolFlags, symbolExcludes: SymbolFlags): Symbol {
             const hasExportModifier = getCombinedNodeFlags(node) & NodeFlags.Export;
             if (symbolFlags & SymbolFlags.Alias) {
-                if (node.kind === SyntaxKind.ExportSpecifier || (node.kind === SyntaxKind.ImportEqualsDeclaration && (hasExportModifier || container.flags & NodeFlags.ExportContext))) {
+                if (node.kind === SyntaxKind.ExportSpecifier || (node.kind === SyntaxKind.ImportEqualsDeclaration && hasExportModifier)) {
                     return declareSymbol(container.symbol.exports, container.symbol, node, symbolFlags, symbolExcludes);
                 }
                 else {
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/newNamesInGlobalAugmentations1.js b/tests/baselines/reference/newNamesInGlobalAugmentations1.js
index 053fe46fd42..0400f4c3751 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/newNamesInGlobalAugmentations1.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/newNamesInGlobalAugmentations1.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ declare global {
     }
     class Cls {x}
     let [a, b]: number[];
-    import X = M.M1.x;
+    export import X = M.M1.x;
 }
 
 //// [main.ts]
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/newNamesInGlobalAugmentations1.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/newNamesInGlobalAugmentations1.symbols
index eab27b632eb..6215132dd00 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/newNamesInGlobalAugmentations1.symbols
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/newNamesInGlobalAugmentations1.symbols
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ declare global {
 >a : Symbol(a, Decl(f1.d.ts, 11, 9))
 >b : Symbol(b, Decl(f1.d.ts, 11, 11))
 
-    import X = M.M1.x;
+    export import X = M.M1.x;
 >X : Symbol(X, Decl(f1.d.ts, 11, 25))
 >M : Symbol(M, Decl(f1.d.ts, 1, 10))
 >M1 : Symbol(M.M1, Decl(f1.d.ts, 3, 17))
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/newNamesInGlobalAugmentations1.types b/tests/baselines/reference/newNamesInGlobalAugmentations1.types
index e1331709d2f..a9b879fb4c5 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/newNamesInGlobalAugmentations1.types
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/newNamesInGlobalAugmentations1.types
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ declare global {
 >a : number
 >b : number
 
-    import X = M.M1.x;
+    export import X = M.M1.x;
 >X : number
 >M : typeof M
 >M1 : typeof M.M1
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/newNamesInGlobalAugmentations1.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/newNamesInGlobalAugmentations1.ts
index 22102353250..73ed4e5e2e8 100644
--- a/tests/cases/compiler/newNamesInGlobalAugmentations1.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/newNamesInGlobalAugmentations1.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ declare global {
     }
     class Cls {x}
     let [a, b]: number[];
-    import X = M.M1.x;
+    export import X = M.M1.x;
 }
 
 // @filename: main.ts