diff --git a/src/vim9compile.c b/src/vim9compile.c
index c49c499..1bb30ca 100644
--- a/src/vim9compile.c
+++ b/src/vim9compile.c
@@ -2645,7 +2645,8 @@
 	    cc = *p;
 	    *p = NUL;
 
-	    idx = find_exported(import->imp_sid, exp_name, &ufunc, &type, cctx);
+	    idx = find_exported(import->imp_sid, exp_name, &ufunc, &type,
+								   cctx, TRUE);
 	    *p = cc;
 	    p = skipwhite(p);