diff --git a/src/V3EmitCSyms.cpp b/src/V3EmitCSyms.cpp
index a389d6a7b..8661ac966 100644
--- a/src/V3EmitCSyms.cpp
+++ b/src/V3EmitCSyms.cpp
@@ -298,11 +298,12 @@ class EmitCSyms final : EmitCBaseVisitor {
         m_scopes.emplace_back(std::make_pair(nodep, m_modp));
 
         if (v3Global.opt.vpi() && !nodep->isTop()) {
+            string type = VN_IS(nodep->modp(), Package) ? "SCOPE_OTHER" : "SCOPE_MODULE";
             string name_dedot = AstNode::dedotName(nodep->shortName());
             int timeunit = m_modp->timeunit().powerOfTen();
             m_vpiScopeCandidates.insert(
                 std::make_pair(nodep->name(), ScopeData(scopeSymString(nodep->name()), name_dedot,
-                                                        timeunit, "SCOPE_MODULE")));
+                                                        timeunit, type)));
         }
     }
     virtual void visit(AstScopeName* nodep) override {
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_vpi_module.v b/test_regress/t/t_vpi_module.v
index 8d29e6622..ab6ac8201 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_vpi_module.v
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_vpi_module.v
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 import "DPI-C" context function int mon_check();
 `endif
 
+package somepackage;
+   int someint /*verilator public_flat_rw*/;
+endpackage
+
 module t (/*AUTOARG*/
    // Inputs
    clk