diff --git a/src/generators/Generator.js b/src/generators/Generator.js
index 370771eb39..272e843142 100644
--- a/src/generators/Generator.js
+++ b/src/generators/Generator.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export default class Generator {
 		// Svelte's builtin `import { get, ... } from 'svelte/shared.js'`;
 		this.importedNames = new Set();
 		this._aliases = new Map();
-		this._usedNames = new Set();
+		this._usedNames = new Set( [ name ] );
 	}
 
 	addSourcemapLocations ( node ) {