diff --git a/jerry-core/ecma/base/ecma-module.c b/jerry-core/ecma/base/ecma-module.c
index a3cf0ed7e..772a78791 100644
--- a/jerry-core/ecma/base/ecma-module.c
+++ b/jerry-core/ecma/base/ecma-module.c
@@ -278,12 +278,12 @@ ecma_module_resolve_throw (ecma_module_resolve_result_t *resolve_result_p, /**<
     }
   }
 
-  return ecma_raise_standard_error_with_format (JERRY_ERROR_REFERENCE, msg_p, name_val);
+  return ecma_raise_standard_error_with_format (JERRY_ERROR_SYNTAX, msg_p, name_val);
 #else /* JERRY_ERROR_MESSAGES */
   JERRY_UNUSED (resolve_result_p);
   JERRY_UNUSED (name_p);
 
-  return ecma_raise_reference_error (NULL);
+  return ecma_raise_syntax_error (NULL);
 #endif /* !JERRY_ERROR_MESSAGES */
 } /* ecma_module_resolve_throw */
 
diff --git a/tests/unit-core/test-module.c b/tests/unit-core/test-module.c
index ed88f1376..9c0cbf4a1 100644
--- a/tests/unit-core/test-module.c
+++ b/tests/unit-core/test-module.c
@@ -265,6 +265,19 @@ module_state_changed (jerry_module_state_t new_state, /**< new state of the modu
   }
 } /* module_state_changed */
 
+static jerry_value_t
+resolve_callback5 (const jerry_value_t specifier, /**< module specifier */
+                   const jerry_value_t referrer, /**< parent module */
+                   void *user_p) /**< user data */
+{
+  (void) specifier;
+  (void) user_p;
+
+  /* This circular reference is valid. However, import resolving triggers
+   * a SyntaxError, because the module does not export a default binding. */
+  return referrer;
+} /* resolve_callback5 */
+
 int
 main (void)
 {
@@ -549,6 +562,16 @@ main (void)
 
   TEST_ASSERT (counter == 4);
 
+  jerry_char_t source6[] = TEST_STRING_LITERAL (
+    "import a from 'self'\n"
+  );
+  module = jerry_parse (source6, sizeof (source6) - 1, &module_parse_options);
+
+  result = jerry_module_link (module, resolve_callback5, NULL);
+  TEST_ASSERT (jerry_value_is_error (result)
+               && jerry_get_error_type (result) == JERRY_ERROR_SYNTAX);
+  jerry_release_value (result);
+
   jerry_cleanup ();
 
   return 0;