diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/item_tree.rs b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/item_tree.rs
index 71b4158024bf..245ee5e629b8 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/item_tree.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/item_tree.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use hir_expand::{
 };
 use ra_arena::{Arena, Idx, RawId};
 use ra_syntax::{ast, match_ast};
+use test_utils::mark;
 
 use crate::{
     attr::Attrs,
@@ -693,7 +694,10 @@ impl Ctx {
                             .flat_map(|items| items.0)
                             .collect()
                     })
-                    .unwrap_or_default(),
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|| {
+                        mark::hit!(name_res_works_for_broken_modules);
+                        Vec::new()
+                    }),
             }
         };
         let ast_id = self.source_ast_id_map.ast_id(module);
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres/tests/mod_resolution.rs b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres/tests/mod_resolution.rs
index b43b294cab7c..d42933eed724 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres/tests/mod_resolution.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres/tests/mod_resolution.rs
@@ -20,8 +20,11 @@ fn name_res_works_for_broken_modules() {
         ",
     );
     assert_snapshot!(map, @r###"
-        ⋮crate
-        ⋮Baz: _
+crate
+Baz: _
+foo: t
+
+crate::foo
     "###);
 }