diff --git a/bin/generate-exports.py b/bin/generate-exports.py
index 49360b47d7..28d7ad6e3d 100755
--- a/bin/generate-exports.py
+++ b/bin/generate-exports.py
@@ -203,7 +203,11 @@ def main(argv):
                 symbol = Symbol(name, True, export_as)
                 objects[name] = symbol
                 if not export_as:
-                    requires.add(name)
+                    components = m.group('name').split('.')
+                    if re.match(r'[A-Z]', components[-1]):
+                        requires.add(name)
+                    else:
+                        requires.add('.'.join(components[:-1]))
                 continue
             raise RuntimeError(line)