diff --git a/cli/file_fetcher.rs b/cli/file_fetcher.rs
index be3bc6efc6..8fd1a331e4 100644
--- a/cli/file_fetcher.rs
+++ b/cli/file_fetcher.rs
@@ -154,7 +154,11 @@ impl SourceFileFetcher {
     permissions: Permissions,
   ) -> Result<SourceFile, ErrBox> {
     let module_url = specifier.as_url().to_owned();
-    debug!("fetch_source_file specifier: {} ", &module_url);
+    debug!(
+      "fetch_source_file specifier: {} maybe_referrer: {:#?}",
+      &module_url,
+      maybe_referrer.as_ref()
+    );
 
     // Check if this file was already fetched and can be retrieved from in-process cache.
     let maybe_cached_file = self.source_file_cache.get(specifier.to_string());
diff --git a/cli/swc_util.rs b/cli/swc_util.rs
index eb41fbc348..77ac6d083b 100644
--- a/cli/swc_util.rs
+++ b/cli/swc_util.rs
@@ -504,19 +504,11 @@ pub fn analyze_dependencies_and_references(
       })
       .map(|desc| {
         let location = parser.get_span_location(desc.span);
-        if desc.kind == DependencyKind::Import {
-          let deno_types = get_deno_types(&parser, desc.span);
-          ImportDescriptor {
-            specifier: desc.specifier.to_string(),
-            deno_types,
-            location: location.into(),
-          }
-        } else {
-          ImportDescriptor {
-            specifier: desc.specifier.to_string(),
-            deno_types: None,
-            location: location.into(),
-          }
+        let deno_types = get_deno_types(&parser, desc.span);
+        ImportDescriptor {
+          specifier: desc.specifier.to_string(),
+          deno_types,
+          location: location.into(),
         }
       })
       .collect();
diff --git a/cli/tests/export_type_def.ts b/cli/tests/export_type_def.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e33b70a644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/export_type_def.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// @deno-types="./type_definitions/foo.d.ts"
+export { foo } from "./type_definitions/foo.js";
diff --git a/cli/tests/integration_tests.rs b/cli/tests/integration_tests.rs
index d70527881c..c62a9a5012 100644
--- a/cli/tests/integration_tests.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/integration_tests.rs
@@ -1729,6 +1729,12 @@ itest!(type_definitions {
   output: "type_definitions.ts.out",
 });
 
+itest!(type_definitions_for_export {
+  args: "run --reload type_definitions_for_export.ts",
+  output: "type_definitions_for_export.ts.out",
+  exit_code: 1,
+});
+
 itest!(type_directives_01 {
   args: "run --reload -L debug type_directives_01.ts",
   output: "type_directives_01.ts.out",
diff --git a/cli/tests/type_definitions_for_export.ts b/cli/tests/type_definitions_for_export.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e9eb6b139f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/type_definitions_for_export.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { foo } from "./export_type_def.ts";
+
+function bar(a: number): void {
+  console.log(a);
+}
+
+bar(foo);
diff --git a/cli/tests/type_definitions_for_export.ts.out b/cli/tests/type_definitions_for_export.ts.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..81f0167c55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/type_definitions_for_export.ts.out
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Compile [WILDCARD]type_definitions_for_export.ts
+error: TS2345 [ERROR]: Argument of type 'string' is not assignable to parameter of type 'number'.
+bar(foo);
+    ~~~
+    at [WILDCARD]type_definitions_for_export.ts:7:5
diff --git a/cli/tests/type_directives_js_main.js.out b/cli/tests/type_directives_js_main.js.out
index 714dbd0b77..2ccecc9048 100644
--- a/cli/tests/type_directives_js_main.js.out
+++ b/cli/tests/type_directives_js_main.js.out
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [WILDCARD]
-fetch_source_file specifier: file:[WILDCARD]cli/tests/subdir/type_reference.d.ts 
+fetch_source_file specifier: file:[WILDCARD]cli/tests/subdir/type_reference.d.ts [WILDCARD]
 [WILDCARD]
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