diff --git a/vvp/vpi_priv.cc b/vvp/vpi_priv.cc
index 4e020e43b..43e0cde7a 100644
--- a/vvp/vpi_priv.cc
+++ b/vvp/vpi_priv.cc
@@ -1232,6 +1232,10 @@ static vpiHandle find_name(const char *name, vpiHandle handle)
 
       /* brute force search for the name in all objects in this scope */
       for (unsigned i = 0 ;  i < ref->nintern ;  i += 1) {
+	      /* The standard says that since a port does not have a full
+	       * name it cannot be found by name. Because of this we need
+	       * to skip ports here so the correct handle can be located. */
+	    if (vpi_get(vpiType, ref->intern[i]) == vpiPort) continue;
 	    char *nm = vpi_get_str(vpiName, ref->intern[i]);
 	    if (!strcmp(name, nm)) {
 		  rtn = ref->intern[i];