diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/transformers/program_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/transformers/program_spec.ts
index b74a49c3d9..19c945d101 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/transformers/program_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/transformers/program_spec.ts
@@ -617,6 +617,34 @@ describe('ng program', () => {
       ]);
     });
 
+    it('should emit correctly after listing lazyRoutes', () => {
+      testSupport.writeFiles({
+        'src/main.ts': `
+          import {NgModule} from '@angular/core';
+          import {RouterModule} from '@angular/router';
+
+          @NgModule({
+            imports: [RouterModule.forRoot([{loadChildren: './lazy/lazy#LazyModule'}])]
+          })
+          export class MainModule {}
+        `,
+        'src/lazy/lazy.ts': `
+          import {NgModule} from '@angular/core';
+
+          @NgModule()
+          export class ChildModule {}
+        `,
+      });
+      const {program, options} = createProgram(['src/main.ts', 'src/lazy/lazy.ts']);
+      expectNoDiagnosticsInProgram(options, program);
+      program.listLazyRoutes();
+      program.emit();
+
+      const lazyNgFactory =
+          fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(testSupport.basePath, 'built/src/lazy/lazy.ngfactory.js'));
+      expect(lazyNgFactory).toContain('import * as i1 from "./lazy";');
+    });
+
     it('should list lazyRoutes given an entryRoute recursively', () => {
       writeSomeRoutes();
       const {program, options} = createProgram(['src/main.ts']);
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/aot/static_reflector.ts b/packages/compiler/src/aot/static_reflector.ts
index 1dd5603166..daf6b8ac0d 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/aot/static_reflector.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/aot/static_reflector.ts
@@ -80,8 +80,10 @@ export class StaticReflector implements CompileReflector {
     const refSymbol =
         this.symbolResolver.getSymbolByModule(ref.moduleName !, ref.name !, containingFile);
     const declarationSymbol = this.findSymbolDeclaration(refSymbol);
-    this.symbolResolver.recordModuleNameForFileName(refSymbol.filePath, ref.moduleName !);
-    this.symbolResolver.recordImportAs(declarationSymbol, refSymbol);
+    if (!containingFile) {
+      this.symbolResolver.recordModuleNameForFileName(refSymbol.filePath, ref.moduleName !);
+      this.symbolResolver.recordImportAs(declarationSymbol, refSymbol);
+    }
     return declarationSymbol;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/compiler/test/aot/static_reflector_spec.ts b/packages/compiler/test/aot/static_reflector_spec.ts
index f4f90ea174..5403fb8b89 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/test/aot/static_reflector_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/test/aot/static_reflector_spec.ts
@@ -1062,6 +1062,22 @@ describe('StaticReflector', () => {
                .useValue)
         .toEqual({path: 'foo', data: {e: 1}});
   });
+
+  describe('resolveExternalReference', () => {
+    it('should register modules names in the StaticSymbolResolver if no containingFile is given',
+       () => {
+         init({
+           '/tmp/root.ts': ``,
+           '/tmp/a.ts': `export const x = 1;`,
+         });
+         let symbol =
+             reflector.resolveExternalReference({moduleName: './a', name: 'x'}, '/tmp/root.ts');
+         expect(symbolResolver.getKnownModuleName(symbol.filePath)).toBeFalsy();
+
+         symbol = reflector.resolveExternalReference({moduleName: 'a', name: 'x'});
+         expect(symbolResolver.getKnownModuleName(symbol.filePath)).toBe('a');
+       });
+  });
 });
 
 const DEFAULT_TEST_DATA: {[key: string]: any} = {