diff --git a/src/rules/no-unused-modules.js b/src/rules/no-unused-modules.js
index 60416d21cd..74611e6cc5 100644
--- a/src/rules/no-unused-modules.js
+++ b/src/rules/no-unused-modules.js
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ module.exports = {
             resolvedPath = resolve(astNode.source.raw.replace(/('|")/g, ''), context)
             astNode.specifiers.forEach(specifier => {
               let name
-              if (specifier.exported.name === DEFAULT) {
+              if (specifier.local.name === DEFAULT) {
                 name = IMPORT_DEFAULT_SPECIFIER
               } else {
                 name = specifier.local.name