diff --git a/Lib/compiler/pycodegen.py b/Lib/compiler/pycodegen.py
index a6face0a796..009afbd09d0 100644
--- a/Lib/compiler/pycodegen.py
+++ b/Lib/compiler/pycodegen.py
@@ -761,7 +761,11 @@ class CodeGenerator:
                 self.emit('LOAD_CONST', None)
             self.emit('IMPORT_NAME', name)
             mod = name.split(".")[0]
-            self.storeName(alias or mod)
+            if alias:
+                self._resolveDots(name)
+                self.storeName(alias)
+            else:
+                self.storeName(mod)
 
     def visitFrom(self, node):
         self.set_lineno(node)