diff --git a/tgt-vlog95/misc.c b/tgt-vlog95/misc.c
index 7b2f96119..8787c0302 100644
--- a/tgt-vlog95/misc.c
+++ b/tgt-vlog95/misc.c
@@ -816,8 +816,12 @@ void emit_scope_module_path(ivl_scope_t scope, ivl_scope_t call_scope)
  * references for variables, etc. */
 void emit_scope_call_path(ivl_scope_t scope, ivl_scope_t call_scope)
 {
-      ivl_scope_t mod_scope = get_module_scope(scope);
-      ivl_scope_t call_mod_scope = get_module_scope(call_scope);
+      ivl_scope_t mod_scope, call_mod_scope;
+
+      if (scope == call_scope) return;
+
+      mod_scope = get_module_scope(scope);
+      call_mod_scope = get_module_scope(call_scope);
 
       if (mod_scope != call_mod_scope) {
 	    emit_scope_piece(mod_scope, call_mod_scope);
@@ -864,8 +868,17 @@ static void emit_scope_path_piece(ivl_scope_t scope, ivl_scope_t call_scope)
  */
 void emit_scope_path(ivl_scope_t scope, ivl_scope_t call_scope)
 {
-      ivl_scope_t mod_scope = get_module_scope(scope);
-      ivl_scope_t call_mod_scope = get_module_scope(call_scope);
+      ivl_scope_t mod_scope, call_mod_scope;
+
+	/* Check to see if this is a root scope task or function. */
+      if (ivl_scope_parent(call_scope) == 0) {
+	    fprintf(vlog_out, "ivl_root_scope.");
+	    mod_scope = 0;
+	    call_mod_scope = 0;
+      } else {
+	    mod_scope = get_module_scope(scope);
+	    call_mod_scope = get_module_scope(call_scope);
+      }
 
       if (mod_scope == call_mod_scope) {
 	    emit_id(ivl_scope_basename(call_scope));
diff --git a/tgt-vlog95/scope.c b/tgt-vlog95/scope.c
index e6dd88efa..e5043fa77 100644
--- a/tgt-vlog95/scope.c
+++ b/tgt-vlog95/scope.c
@@ -1055,6 +1055,8 @@ int emit_scope(ivl_scope_t scope, ivl_scope_t parent)
 	    emit_module_ports(scope);
 	    break;
 	case IVL_SCT_FUNCTION:
+	      /* Root scope functions have already been emitted. */
+	    if (! parent) return 0;
 	    assert(indent != 0);
 	    fprintf(vlog_out, "\n%*cfunction", indent, ' ');
 	    if (ivl_scope_ports(scope) < 1) {
@@ -1077,6 +1079,8 @@ int emit_scope(ivl_scope_t scope, ivl_scope_t parent)
 	    }
 	    break;
 	case IVL_SCT_TASK:
+	      /* Root scope tasks have already been emitted. */
+	    if (! parent) return 0;
 	    assert(indent != 0);
 	    fprintf(vlog_out, "\n%*ctask ", indent, ' ');
 	    emit_id(ivl_scope_tname(scope));
diff --git a/tgt-vlog95/vlog95.c b/tgt-vlog95/vlog95.c
index dcd893570..1765b9468 100644
--- a/tgt-vlog95/vlog95.c
+++ b/tgt-vlog95/vlog95.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ int target_design(ivl_design_t des)
 {
       ivl_scope_t *roots;
       unsigned nroots, idx;
+      unsigned has_root_scope = 0;
       const char*path = ivl_design_flag(des, "-o");
 	/* Set the indent spacing with the -pspacing flag passed to iverilog
 	 * (e.g. -pspacing=4). The default is 2 spaces. */
@@ -184,6 +185,30 @@ int target_design(ivl_design_t des)
 
 	/* Get all the root modules and then convert each one. */
       ivl_design_roots(des, &roots, &nroots);
+	/* Emit any root scope tasks or functions first. */
+      for (idx = 0; idx < nroots; idx += 1) {
+	    switch(ivl_scope_type(roots[idx])) {
+		  case IVL_SCT_FUNCTION:
+		  case IVL_SCT_TASK:
+			if (! has_root_scope) {
+			      fprintf(vlog_out, "module ivl_root_scope;\n");
+			      indent += indent_incr;
+			      has_root_scope = 1;
+			}
+			  /* Say this task/function has a parent so the
+			   * definition is emitted correctly. */
+			emit_scope(roots[idx], roots[idx]);
+			break;
+		  default:
+			break;
+	    }
+      }
+      if (has_root_scope) {
+	    indent -= indent_incr;
+	    assert(indent == 0);
+	    fprintf(vlog_out, "endmodule /* ivl_root_scope */\n");
+      }
+	/* Emit the rest of the scope objets. */
       for (idx = 0; idx < nroots; idx += 1) emit_scope(roots[idx], 0);
 
       free_emitted_scope_list();