diff --git a/src/glue.c b/src/glue.c
index fefe3696508d..2c1e14d4e0e6 100644
--- a/src/glue.c
+++ b/src/glue.c
@@ -588,8 +588,34 @@ void FuncDeclaration::toObjFile(int multiobj)
     if (!global.params.useUnitTests &&
         ti && ti->instantiatingModule && !ti->instantiatingModule->root)
     {
-        //printf("instantiated by %s   %s\n", ti->instantiatingModule->toChars(), ti->toChars());
-        return;
+        Module *mi = ti->instantiatingModule;
+
+        // If mi imports any root modules, we still need to generate the code.
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < Module::amodules.dim; ++i)
+        {
+            Module *m = Module::amodules[i];
+            m->insearch = 0;
+        }
+        bool importsRoot = false;
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < Module::amodules.dim; ++i)
+        {
+            Module *m = Module::amodules[i];
+            if (m->root && mi->imports(m))
+            {
+                importsRoot = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < Module::amodules.dim; ++i)
+        {
+            Module *m = Module::amodules[i];
+            m->insearch = 0;
+        }
+        if (!importsRoot)
+        {
+            //printf("instantiated by %s   %s\n", ti->instantiatingModule->toChars(), ti->toChars());
+            return;
+        }
     }
 
     if (global.params.verbose)
diff --git a/test/runnable/imports/test11039b.d b/test/runnable/imports/test11039b.d
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7a56f8a2b53e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runnable/imports/test11039b.d
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+module imports.test11039b;
+
+import test11039;
+
+static anotherGlobalField = SomeStruct!string("Hello Again!");
+
diff --git a/test/runnable/test11039.d b/test/runnable/test11039.d
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8c2e624499bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runnable/test11039.d
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+
+// COMPILE_SEPARATELY
+// EXTRA_SOURCES: imports/test11039b.d
+
+import imports.test11039b;
+
+struct SomeStruct(T)
+{
+    T field;
+    T getInnerField()
+    {
+        return field;
+    }
+}
+
+static globalField = SomeStruct!string("Hello!");
+
+void main()
+{
+    globalField.getInnerField();
+    anotherGlobalField.getInnerField();
+}
+