diff --git a/src/V3EmitCSyms.cpp b/src/V3EmitCSyms.cpp
index fa7df71fc..a389d6a7b 100644
--- a/src/V3EmitCSyms.cpp
+++ b/src/V3EmitCSyms.cpp
@@ -330,7 +330,8 @@ class EmitCSyms final : EmitCBaseVisitor {
     virtual void visit(AstVar* nodep) override {
         nameCheck(nodep);
         iterateChildren(nodep);
-        if (nodep->isSigUserRdPublic()) m_modVars.emplace_back(std::make_pair(m_modp, nodep));
+        if (nodep->isSigUserRdPublic() && !m_cfuncp)
+            m_modVars.emplace_back(std::make_pair(m_modp, nodep));
     }
     virtual void visit(AstCoverDecl* nodep) override {
         // Assign numbers to all bins, so we know how big of an array to use
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_vpi_get.cpp b/test_regress/t/t_vpi_get.cpp
index ba97e83fb..b07104480 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_vpi_get.cpp
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_vpi_get.cpp
@@ -202,6 +202,8 @@ int mon_check() {
     return 0;  // Ok
 }
 
+void dpi_print(const char* somestring) { printf("SOMESTRING = %s\n", somestring); }
+
 //======================================================================
 
 #ifdef IS_VPI
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_vpi_get.v b/test_regress/t/t_vpi_get.v
index 93191301c..0782339c1 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_vpi_get.v
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_vpi_get.v
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 import "DPI-C" context function int mon_check();
 `endif
 
+import "DPI-C" function void dpi_print(input string somestring);
+
 `ifdef VERILATOR_COMMENTS
  `define PUBLIC_FLAT_RD /*verilator public_flat_rd*/
  `define PUBLIC_FLAT_RW /*verilator public_flat_rw @(posedge clk)*/
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ extern "C" int mon_check();
 
    // Test loop
    initial begin
+      dpi_print("foo");
 `ifdef VERILATOR
       status = $c32("mon_check()");
 `endif