diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 848700ac0f7..1d6f5c36401 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ What's New in Python 3.6.0 alpha 4
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #27419: Standard __import__() no longer look up "__import__" in globals
+  or builtins for importing submodules or "from import".  Fixed a crash if
+  raise a warning about unabling to resolve package from __spec__ or
+  __package__.
+
 - Issue #27083: Respect the PYTHONCASEOK environment variable under Windows.
 
 - Issue #27514: Make having too many statically nested blocks a SyntaxError
diff --git a/Python/import.c b/Python/import.c
index bdc7e4cfa77..7a2c92eef94 100644
--- a/Python/import.c
+++ b/Python/import.c
@@ -1452,6 +1452,7 @@ PyImport_ImportModuleLevelObject(PyObject *name, PyObject *given_globals,
             }
         }
         else {
+            package = NULL;
             if (PyErr_WarnEx(PyExc_ImportWarning,
                         "can't resolve package from __spec__ or __package__, "
                         "falling back on __name__ and __path__", 1) < 0) {
@@ -1556,15 +1557,10 @@ PyImport_ImportModuleLevelObject(PyObject *name, PyObject *given_globals,
     _PyImport_AcquireLock();
 #endif
    /* From this point forward, goto error_with_unlock! */
-    if (PyDict_Check(globals)) {
-        builtins_import = _PyDict_GetItemId(globals, &PyId___import__);
-    }
+    builtins_import = _PyDict_GetItemId(interp->builtins_copy, &PyId___import__);
     if (builtins_import == NULL) {
-        builtins_import = _PyDict_GetItemId(interp->builtins, &PyId___import__);
-        if (builtins_import == NULL) {
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ImportError, "__import__ not found");
-            goto error_with_unlock;
-        }
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ImportError, "__import__ not found");
+        goto error_with_unlock;
     }
     Py_INCREF(builtins_import);