diff --git a/compiler/semexprs.nim b/compiler/semexprs.nim
index 5b08c74ca8..9874284d0c 100644
--- a/compiler/semexprs.nim
+++ b/compiler/semexprs.nim
@@ -2438,7 +2438,7 @@ proc semExportExcept(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
       strTableAdd(c.module.tab, s)
       result.add newSymNode(s, n.info)
     s = nextIter(i, exported.tab)
-  markUsed(c, n.info, exported)
+  markUsed(c.config, n.info, exported, c.graph.usageSym)
 
 proc semExport(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   result = newNodeI(nkExportStmt, n.info)