diff --git a/compiler/semexprs.nim b/compiler/semexprs.nim
index f567d6341..b80c4c8cb 100644
--- a/compiler/semexprs.nim
+++ b/compiler/semexprs.nim
@@ -2470,8 +2470,8 @@ proc semExportExcept(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
        s.name.id notin exceptSet and sfError notin s.flags:
       strTableAdd(c.module.tab, s)
       result.add newSymNode(s, n.info)
-      markUsed(c, n.info, s)
     s = nextIter(i, exported.tab)
+  markUsed(c, n.info, exported)
 
 proc semExport(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   result = newNodeI(nkExportStmt, n.info)