diff --git a/flang/lib/Semantics/mod-file.cpp b/flang/lib/Semantics/mod-file.cpp
--- a/flang/lib/Semantics/mod-file.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Semantics/mod-file.cpp
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@
   for (const auto &pair : scope_) {
     const Symbol &symbol{*pair.second};
     if (const auto *useDetails{symbol.detailsIf<UseDetails>()}) {
-      if (useSet_.count(useDetails->symbol()) > 0) {
+      if (useSet_.count(useDetails->symbol().GetUltimate()) > 0) {
         need_.push_back(symbol);
       }
     }
diff --git a/flang/test/Semantics/modfile36.f90 b/flang/test/Semantics/modfile36.f90
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flang/test/Semantics/modfile36.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+! RUN: %S/test_modfile.sh %s %t %f18
+
+! Check modfile that contains import of use-assocation of another use-association.
+
+module m1
+  interface
+     subroutine s(x)
+       use, intrinsic :: iso_c_binding, only: c_ptr
+       type(c_ptr) :: x
+     end subroutine
+  end interface
+end module
+!Expect: m1.mod
+!module m1
+! interface
+!  subroutine s(x)
+!   use iso_c_binding, only: c_ptr
+!   type(c_ptr) :: x
+!  end
+! end interface
+!end
+
+module m2
+  use, intrinsic :: iso_c_binding, only: c_ptr
+  interface
+     subroutine s(x)
+       import :: c_ptr
+       type(c_ptr) :: x
+     end subroutine
+  end interface
+end module
+!Expect: m2.mod
+!module m2
+! use iso_c_binding,only:c_ptr
+! interface
+!  subroutine s(x)
+!   import::c_ptr
+!   type(c_ptr)::x
+!  end
+! end interface
+!end