diff --git a/src/compiler/utilities.ts b/src/compiler/utilities.ts
index cb7b27c932382..d241ed7226b9b 100644
--- a/src/compiler/utilities.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/utilities.ts
@@ -2105,7 +2105,7 @@ namespace ts {
      */
     function isSameEntityName(name: Expression, initializer: Expression): boolean {
         if (isPropertyNameLiteral(name) && isPropertyNameLiteral(initializer)) {
-            return getTextOfIdentifierOrLiteral(name) === getTextOfIdentifierOrLiteral(name);
+            return getTextOfIdentifierOrLiteral(name) === getTextOfIdentifierOrLiteral(initializer);
         }
         if (isIdentifier(name) && isLiteralLikeAccess(initializer) &&
             (initializer.expression.kind === SyntaxKind.ThisKeyword ||
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/usedImportNotElidedInJs.js b/tests/baselines/reference/usedImportNotElidedInJs.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ae5e5d17ac88a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/usedImportNotElidedInJs.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+//// [test.js]
+// #38412
+
+
+import * as moment from 'moment';
+import rollupMoment__default from 'moment';
+export const moment = rollupMoment__default || moment;
+
+
+//// [test.js]
+// #38412
+import * as moment from 'moment';
+import rollupMoment__default from 'moment';
+export const moment = rollupMoment__default || moment;
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/usedImportNotElidedInJs.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/usedImportNotElidedInJs.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8fb9d840f700d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/usedImportNotElidedInJs.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// #38412
+
+// @allowJs: true
+// @noResolve: true
+// @target: es2015
+// @outDir: out
+// @noTypesAndSymbols: true
+
+// @Filename: test.js
+import * as moment from 'moment';
+import rollupMoment__default from 'moment';
+export const moment = rollupMoment__default || moment;