diff --git a/src/V3Name.cpp b/src/V3Name.cpp
index 85296175e..f16bba04d 100644
--- a/src/V3Name.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Name.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ private:
 	// Don't iterate... Don't need temps for RANGES under the Var.
 	rename(nodep, (!m_modp->isTop()
 		       && !nodep->isSigPublic()
+		       && !nodep->isFuncLocal()	// Isn't exposed, and would mess up dpi import wrappers
 		       && !nodep->isTemp()));	// Don't bother to rename internal signals
     }
     virtual void visit(AstCFunc* nodep, AstNUser*) {
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_dpi_sys.v b/test_regress/t/t_dpi_sys.v
index baecb8a02..3321b2f8e 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_dpi_sys.v
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_dpi_sys.v
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@
 // Lesser General Public License Version 3 or the Perl Artistic License
 // Version 2.0.
 
-module t ();
+// Global is the most likely usage scenario
+import "DPI-C" dpii_sys_task = function void \$dpii_sys (integer i);
+import "DPI-C" dpii_sys_func = function int \$dpii_func (integer i);
 
-   import "DPI-C" dpii_sys_task = function void \$dpii_sys (integer i);
-   import "DPI-C" dpii_sys_func = function int \$dpii_func (integer i);
+module t ();
 
 `ifndef verilator
    `error "Only Verilator supports PLI-ish DPI calls."