diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 092e66adf6..6db0b9c2b4 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ pub fn new_checker(table &table.Table, pref &pref.Preferences) Checker {
 
 pub fn (mut c Checker) check(ast_file ast.File) {
 	c.file = ast_file
+	for i, ast_import in ast_file.imports {
+		for j in 0..i {
+			if ast_import.mod == ast_file.imports[j].mod {
+				c.error('module name `$ast_import.mod` duplicate', ast_import.pos)
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	for stmt in ast_file.stmts {
 		c.stmt(stmt)
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_duplicate_err.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_duplicate_err.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a610fd6914
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_duplicate_err.out
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/import_duplicate_err.v:2:8: error: module name `time` duplicate
+    1| import time
+    2| import time
+              ~~~~
+    3| fn main() {
+    4|     println(time.now().unix_time())
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_duplicate_err.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_duplicate_err.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f0f7d8d657
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_duplicate_err.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import time
+import time
+fn main() {
+	println(time.now().unix_time())
+}